{"product_id":"shy-paperback","title":"Shy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMax Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel about guilt, rage, imagination, and boyhood, about being lost in the dark and learning you're not alone\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou mustn't do that to yourself Shy. You mustn't hurt yourself like that.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGot your special meds, nutcase?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is escaping Last Chance, a home for \"very disturbed young men,\" and walking into the haunted space between his night terrors, his past, and the heavy question of his future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe night is huge and it hurts.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShy\u003c\/i\u003e, Max Porter extends the excavation of boyhood that began with \u003ci\u003eGrief\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIs the Thing with Feathers \u003c\/i\u003eand continued with \u003ci\u003eLanny\u003c\/i\u003e. But here he asks: How does mischievous wonder and anarchic energy curdle into something more disturbing and violent? \u003ci\u003eShy\u003c\/i\u003e is a bravura, lyric, music-besotted performance by one of the great writers of his generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditBuild\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Porter\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLanny\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, \u003ci\u003e Grief Is the Thing with Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Francis Bacon\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Bath with his family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 7.75 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748159258912,"sku":"9781644452899","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6f70c7577d045f0c953c376a05efc256.webp?v=1779905457","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}