{"product_id":"mad-boy-paperback","title":"Mad Boy - Paperback","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\u003eNick Arvin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColorado Book Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Henry Phipps has set out to realize his mother's dying wish: to be buried at sea, surrounded by her remaining family. Not an easy task considering Henry's ne'er-do-well father is in debtor's prison and his earnest older brother is busy fighting the redcoats on the battlefields of Maryland. But Henry's stubborn determination knows no bounds. As he dodges the cannon fire of clashing armies and picks among the ruins of a burning capital, he encounters a cast of vivid characters that includes looters, British defectors, renegade slaves, a pregnant woman fleeing her corrupt father, scoundrels and rogues of all types.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once an antic adventure and a brilliantly imagined work of historical fiction set during America's \"forgotten war\" of 1812, \u003cem\u003eMad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e entertains with its masterful storytelling and its poignant tale of a young man burdened by an outsized undertaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The colorful characters make this account of the War of 1812 a rollicking page-turner.\" \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMad Boy \u003c\/em\u003eis a great success, a mini-epic in just 238 pages.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With its cast of deserters and turncoats, clowns, scoundrels, \u003cem\u003eMad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is a bloody, rollicking picaresque.\" Stewart O'Nan, author of \u003cem\u003eA Prayer for the Dying\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Arvin's unusual tale brings warmth to the otherwise horrific drama of wartime.\" \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Arvin\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eArticles of War\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e. It won the Rosenthal Foundation Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Boyd Award, and was selected for the One Book, One Denver reading program. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Reconstructionist\u003c\/i\u003e, was described as \"thrilling and soulful\" by David Wroblewski and was selected by Amazon as a Best Book of the Month. Arvin's fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous other periodicals. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop. He lives in Denver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337820016877,"sku":"9781609454586","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/pKkO2sf_Lk9781609454586.webp?v=1785067561","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/mad-boy-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}