{"product_id":"life-at-these-speeds-9780312313661","title":"Life at These Speeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Hereafter\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eChariots of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e in\u003ci\u003e Life at These Speeds, \u003c\/i\u003ethe touching first novel from Jeremy Jackson about tragedy and healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe basis for the major motion picture \u003ci\u003e1 Mile to You.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Refreshing...Reminds us that whether we run, play football, sing or write, we need to find the joy in what we do.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In eighth grade Kevin Schuler is a popular kid with a decent, if not stellar, record on the track. Yet after fate takes him off a bus that crashes and kills his fellow students, including his girlfriend, Kevin inexplicably becomes a track phenomenon. Separated from his memory and distanced from his own life, he effortlessly smashes records and gains national attention, until he finds that he can no more remain apart from himself than he can from the ground beneath his feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Vassar College, where he later taught, \u003cb\u003e Jeremy Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Henfield Prize winner and a former James A. Michener Fellow. A native of Missouri, he lives in Iowa. His books include \u003ci\u003eLife at These Speeds\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis for the film \u003ci\u003e1 Mile to You.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410195484946,"sku":"9780312313661","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c9a59fa-f5db-4c15-b39d-384b2b536f44.jpg?v=1729303074","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-at-these-speeds-9780312313661","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}