{"product_id":"lay-your-armor-down-hardcover","title":"Lay Your Armor Down - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Farris Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"prophetic, propulsive\" tale of one mysterious, messianic child with untold powers who draws three desperate souls into acts of mercy and mayhem. (Scott Blackburn)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An old woman, riddled with dementia, walks off into the woods in the middle of the night. A light in the wood draws her to a campfire with two strange, dangerous men, one young and one old, who are there plotting a crime of as-yet-indeterminate purpose. The two men have a job to do. They are hunting something precious but have only been told: \u003ci\u003eyou'll know it when you see it.\u003c\/i\u003e When they arrive at the place, an abandoned church cellar in the burned-out countryside, they find an answer they never could have predicted. Now, the job feels dubious, one that'll surely bring them to ruin. Yet if they're to go against orders, no step can be undone, and nothing can be taken back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In spare, imagistic prose, \u003ci\u003eLay Your Armor Down\u003c\/i\u003e reduces the epic to its most elemental. It charts the course of several broken people, all outrunning danger's dark fingers, and all brought together for one last chance at redemption.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Farris Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer whose novels have appeared on Best of the Year lists with \u003ci\u003eEsquire, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living, Garden \u0026amp; Gun, Oprah Magazine, Book Riot, \u003c\/i\u003e and numerous other outlets, and have been named Indie Next, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover, and Amazon Best of the Month selections. As a screenwriter, he scripted the feature-film adaptations of his novels \u003ci\u003eDesperation Road \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fighter, \u003c\/i\u003e titled for the screen as \u003ci\u003eRumble Through the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e. With his band MFS \u0026amp; The Smokes, Smith wrote and released the record \u003ci\u003eLostville\u003c\/i\u003e, which was produced by Grammy nominee Jimbo Mathus. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife and daughters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51999990120749,"sku":"9780316573375","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/F03XvxpFis9780316573375.webp?v=1776603024","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/lay-your-armor-down-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}