{"product_id":"bob-stevenson-9781942658160","title":"Bob Stevenson","description":"\"A witty, roller-coaster ride of uncertain identity set against the gritty certainties of New York City. In compelling, unadorned prose, Richard Wiley gives us a bewitching and ultimately moving tale.\" --\u003cb\u003eCaryl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eA Distant Shore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Child\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Ruby Okada meets a charming man with a Scottish accent in the elevator of her psychiatric hospital. Unaware that he is an escaping patient, she falls under his spell, and her life and his are changed forever by the time they get to the street. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho is the mysterious man? Is he Archie B. Billingsly, suffering from dissociative identity disorder and subject to brilliant flights of fancy and bizarre, violent fits? Or is he the reincarnation of Robert Louis Stevenson, back to haunt New York as Long John Silver and Mr. Edward Hyde? Her career compromised, Ruby soon learns that her future and that of her unborn child depend on finding the key to his identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith compelling psychological descriptions and terrifying, ineffable transformations, \u003ci\u003eBob Stevenson\u003c\/i\u003e is an ingenious tale featuring a quirky cast of characters drawn together by mutual fascination, need, and finally, love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Wiley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight novels including \u003ci\u003eSoldiers in Hiding\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eAhmed's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Maria Thomas Fiction Award. Professor emeritus at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he divides his time between Los Angeles, California and Tacoma, Washington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3313213\"\u003eRichard Wiley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942658168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Wiley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eTacoma Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from Bellevue Literary Press) and eight novels including \u003ci\u003eBob Stevenson\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSoldiers in Hiding\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Washington State Book Award; and \u003ci\u003eAhmed's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Maria Thomas Fiction Award. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and professor emeritus at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he divides his time between Los Angeles, California, and Tacoma, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44697000345837,"sku":"9781942658160","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a69937fa-4fb3-410a-88f2-2ee90c34c453.jpg?v=1703810478","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/bob-stevenson-9781942658160","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}