{"product_id":"an-honest-deception-the-odd-trial-of-josiah-wren-audionbook","title":"The Curious Trial of Josiah Wren  (Audiobook)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA coastal community begins to unravel in this darkly intelligent legal satire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Carroway Island, a craftsman’s honest work becomes the catalyst for social catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJosiah Wren takes pride in precision. Every piece he shapes is measured, deliberate, and properly made. On an island where nothing goes unnoticed and everything finds its place, such care is expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when small changes begin to appear in his work—subtle refinements, barely perceptible adjustments—they do not go unobserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are discussed.\u003cbr\u003eInterpreted.\u003cbr\u003eAgreed upon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as quiet interest spreads through the island in careful, coded language. Requests become more specific. Expectations more exacting. And before long, the consequences of Josiah’s work are no longer confined to the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey belong to the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the matter reaches the courts, the proceedings unfold in a language no one can quite speak plainly. Witnesses describe effects they cannot name. Authorities attempt to define what has never been openly acknowledged. And Josiah, who intended nothing beyond his craft, finds himself at the center of a charge that seems to exist without ever being fully stated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt stake is more than a verdict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the question of how truth is formed when agreement comes before evidence—and what becomes of innocence when meaning is decided collectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spacing-style text-block text-block--AMlFqSmJhbE9YMGhYV__product_title_4nY4eT-11 rte    text-block--align-left rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Curious Trial of Josiah Wren \u003c\/strong\u003eis a literary satire of quiet control, collective certainty, and the subtle mechanisms by which meaning is imposed and truth is replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who appreciate:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary fiction with philosophical depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-building, unsettling tension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbsurdist and satirical storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories in the tradition of Kafka, Orwell, and Joseph Heller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Books by Robert Gill, Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711490199639,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/5826\/3383\/files\/Audiobook-CURIOUS-gigapixel-standard-height-2000px.jpg?v=1777378532","url":"https:\/\/www.robertgilljr.com\/products\/an-honest-deception-the-odd-trial-of-josiah-wren-audionbook","provider":"Books by Robert Gill, Jr.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}