{"product_id":"the-retreat-9781399966283","title":"The Retreat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE RETREAT follows the story of three eighteen-year-olds struggling with life below ground, seventeen years after an airborne plague nearly wiped out humanity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilquetoast nerd Jasper Huxley resents his low station in the Bunker. Unlike his best friend, outspoken lad Marcus X, Jasper is denied entry into the Scouts. Clad in hazmat suits, this select team of men brave the Earth's infected surface to scavenge for resources, all while warding off an armed group called the Retreaters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbittered by the rejection, Jasper gets dragged into a conspiracy group who tell him the 'truth' about the plague: that it's just a ruse to keep them all trapped underground, subject to the whims of the Bunker's despotic leadership. Desperate to win the affections of his life-long crush, sweet-but-elusive Hattie Osborne, Jasper takes part in a daring scheme to escape the Bunker. However, the unstable young chap buckles under pressure, and his spiral into mental collapse threatens to uncover the conspiracy - as well as some difficult truths about his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for readers aged 16 and above.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louis Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imprint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399966283","brand":"Imprint","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43646257692787,"sku":"9.7814E+12","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_78cbdf33-2522-4128-8d37-9397a6c084c5.jpg?v=1755949585","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-retreat-9781399966283","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}