{"product_id":"the-spire","title":"The Spire by William Golding","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuccumb to a churchman’s apocalyptic vision in this prophetic tale by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Benjamin Myers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire. His master builder fearfully advises against it, for the old cathedral was miraculously built without foundations. But Jocelin is obsessed with fashioning his prayer in stone. As his halo of hair grows wilder and his dark angel darker, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, watched over by the gargoyles – until the stone pillars shriek, the earth beneath creeps, and the spire’s shadow falls like an axe on the medieval world below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"87\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e • Author: William Golding • Publisher: Penguin Classics • Format: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45557294137388,"sku":"9780143138815","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9780143138815.jpg?v=1779293039","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/the-spire","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}