{"product_id":"9780349702711","title":"Abundance : Unputdownable and heartbreaking coming-of-age fiction about fathers and sons","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Guanzon, Jakob \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 19\/01\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349702711,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONSELECTED BY THE TELEGRAPH AS ONE OF THE FOUR BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR'A tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margin. Determination and despair collide in this unforgettable debut, with an ending that broke my heart' Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie BainEvicted from their trailer on New Year's Eve, Henry and his son, Junior, have been reduced to living out of a pick-up truck. Six months later, things are even more desperate. Henry, barely a year out of prison for selling drugs, is down to his last pocketful of cash, and little remains between him and the street. But hope is on the horizon: today is Junior's birthday, and Henry has a job interview tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate, Henry treats Junior to dinner at McDonald's, followed by a night in a real bed at a discount hotel. For a moment, as Junior watches TV and Henry practises for his interview in the bathtub, all seems well. But after Henry has a disastrous altercation in the parking lot and Junior succumbs to a fever, father and son are sent into the night, struggling to hold things together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter of this deeply emotional and compassionate novel begins with amount of money in Henry's pocket, showing how literally father and son's fortunes can turn on a dime. Can they make it through tomorrow?Praise for Abundance:'Full of beauty, honesty and unexpected grace.' Gary Shteyngart'A quest, a page-turner, and above all a love story, Abundance lays bare one father's brutal, tender hustle to care for his son in a winner-takes-all world.' Mia Alvar'Tender, anxious, angry, and beautiful.' Mark Doten\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40932295704620,"sku":"9780349702711","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780349702711.jpg?v=1759661003","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780349702711","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}