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A powerful exploration of generational trauma and an artful, affecting debut.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e“The novel serves as a window into a world where dreams intersect with waking reality. . .It works equally well as spine-tingling thriller and a touching meditation on grief.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Publishers Weekly *starred review*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"Both tactile and dreamy, terrifying and beautiful, Bad Cree will wrap you up and pull you along for the journey -once it starts, there’s no backing out, no pause, no stall. I have been waiting years for Jessica Johns’s books – I say books because there had better be more! She did not disappoint.\"\u003cstrong\u003e —Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow Thieves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doubleday Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47829667446977,"sku":"","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47829667479745,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/products\/BadCree.jpg?v=1672618991"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/collections\/new-books.oembed?page=59","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}