{"product_id":"train-wreck-girl-paperback","title":"Train Wreck Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Carswell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sean Carswell is a wonderful storyteller. . . . Reading his stuff makes you laugh and makes you think.\"--Howard Zinn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Carswell's writing is] the antidote to what is so boring or safe or wrong with modern book publishing.\"--Joe Meno, author of \u003ci\u003eHairstyles of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrain Wreck Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is the funny and tragic story of one man's quest to figure out what to do with his life now that it's too late for him to die young.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter finding his girlfriend dead on the railroad tracks right after breaking up with her, Danny McGregor--Flagstaff bartender and surfer without an ocean--rides the next bus out of Arizona, fleeing to his Cocoa Beach, Florida, hometown, where a maelstrom of past ghosts await.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in Florida, his treacherous friend, Bart, finds Danny a job picking up corpses. Sophie, a former crazy girlfriend who stabbed Danny, wants to rekindle their relationship. Taylor, a twelve-year-old neighborhood girl, only wants Danny to teach her to surf. And then there's Helen, with a face that launched a dozen Greyhounds. Through the chaos, Danny discovers his strengths amid all his weaknesses and is able to move forward while making peace with his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Carswell\u003c\/b\u003e is a former carpenter, housepainter, dishwasher, and warehouse clerk. His fiction has appeared in dozens of literary journals. He has been a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eFlipside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClamor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInk 19\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eRazorcake\u003c\/i\u003e. A co-founder of Gorsky Press, he is currently a professor at the University of California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSean Carswell is a former carpenter, housepainter, dishwasher, pizza delivery boy, and warehouse clerk. His fiction has appeared in dozens of literary journals. He has been a staff writer for Flipside, READ, Clamor, and Ink 19, and is a regular contributor to Razorcake. A co-founder of Gorsky Press, he is currently a professor at Cal State University Channel Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.51 x 6.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769968066848,"sku":"9781933149219","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b614c6f97a7a39848f7387dfde612720.webp?v=1780361239","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/train-wreck-girl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}