{"product_id":"mad-boy-9781609454586","title":"Mad Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColorado Book Award Winner for Literary Fiction: \"The colorful characters make this account of the War of 1812 a rollicking page-turner\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early nineteenth century, young Henry Phipps is on a quest to realize his dying mother's last wish: to be buried at sea, surrounded by her family. Not an easy task considering Henry's ne'er-do-well father is in debtors' prison and his comically earnest older brother is busy fighting the redcoats on the battlefields of Maryland.\u003cbr\u003eBut 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 meets looters, British defectors, renegade slaves, a pregnant maiden in distress, and scoundrels of all types. \u003cem\u003eMad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is at once an antic adventure and a thoroughly convincing work of historical fiction that recreates a young nation's first truly international conflict and a key moment in the history of the emancipation of African American slaves.\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining, atmospheric, and touching, it is \"a wartime coming-of-age story filled with nonstop action and genuine pathos\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This brilliant musket blast of a novel--in which the lucky reader will encounter falling cows, repurposed pickle barrels, fascinating schemes and fabulous schemers--is alive with humor, heat and heart. \u003cem\u003eMad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is a tremendous accomplishment. Nick Arvin is the real thing.\"--Laird Hunt, author of \u003ci\u003eNeverhome\u003c\/i\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-2968449\"\u003eNick Arvin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609454586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609454588\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-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\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-FIC002000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673968283885,"sku":"9781609454586","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b4052cf3-0f95-4913-903e-8e66dc6dfe5f.jpg?v=1649561180","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mad-boy-9781609454586","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}