{"product_id":"how-lucky-9780063073098","title":"How Lucky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2022 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A fantastic novel. . . . You are going to like this a lot.\"--Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What's more thrilling than a fictional character speaking to us in a voice we haven't heard before, a voice so authentic and immediate--think Huck Finn, Holden Caulfield, Mattie Ross--that we suspect it must've been there all along, that we somehow managed to miss it? Daniel, the protagonist of Will Leitch's smart, funny, heartbreaking new novel \u003cem\u003eHow Lucky\u003c\/em\u003e, is just such a voice, and I'm not sure it will ever completely leave my head, or that I want it to.\"--Richard Russo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCurious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNothing to See Here\u003c\/em\u003e, a first novel as suspenseful and funny as it is moving, the unforgettable story of a fiercely resilient young man living with a physical disability, and his efforts to solve a mystery unfolding right outside his door. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel leads a rich life in the university town of Athens, Georgia. He's got a couple close friends, a steady paycheck working for a regional airline, and of course, for a few glorious days each Fall, college football tailgates. He considers himself to be a mostly lucky guy--despite the fact that he's suffered from a debilitating disease since he was a small child, one that has left him unable to speak or to move without a wheelchair. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLargely confined to his home, Daniel spends the hours he's not online communicating with irate air travelers observing his neighborhood from his front porch. One young woman passes by so frequently that spotting her out the window has almost become part of his daily routine. Until the day he's almost sure he sees her being kidnapped...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeitch, Will:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWill Leitch is a contributing editor at New York magazine and writes weekly for the magazine, Intelligencer and Vulture. He also writes regularly for NBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Medium and MLB.com and is the founder of the late sports website Deadspin. He lives in Athens, Georgia with his wife and two sons. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554030063890,"sku":"9780063073098","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e3b77d8-3f93-4fe1-849f-a1e616dac69e.jpg?v=1731705206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-lucky-9780063073098","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}