{"product_id":"one-of-the-boys-9781501156175","title":"One of the Boys","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"gripping and heartfelt\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) story about two young brothers contending with the love they have for their abusive father, \u003ci\u003eOne of the Boys\u003c\/i\u003e is \"one of the most striking debut novels of the year\" (\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe three of them--a twelve-year-old boy, his older brother, their father--have won \u003ci\u003ethe war\u003c\/i\u003e: the father's term for his bitter divorce and custody battle. They leave their Kansas home and drive through the night to Albuquerque, eager to begin again, united by the thrilling possibility of carving out a new life together. The boys go to school, join basketball teams, make friends. Meanwhile their father works from home, smoking cheap cigars to hide another smell. But soon the little missteps--the dead-eyed absentmindedness, the late night noises, the comings and goings of increasingly odd characters--become worrisome, and the boys find themselves watching their father change, grow erratic, then dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the sublimely stark landscape of suburban New Mexico and a cramped apartment shut tight to the world, \u003ci\u003eOne of the Boys\u003c\/i\u003e conveys with propulsive prose and extraordinary compassion a young boy's struggle to hold onto the pieces of his shattered family. Tender, moving and beautiful, Daniel Magariel's debut is a masterful story of resilience and survival. With the emotional core of \u003ci\u003eA Little Life \u003c\/i\u003eand the speed of \u003ci\u003eWe the Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, it is \"A knockout...A shimmering, heartbreaking portrait of children fiercely devoted to a damaged parent and of the intense sibling bond that helps them through\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Magariel is an author from Kansas City. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalt Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStop Smiling\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIssue Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWalk the Darkness Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne of the Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, his debut novel that was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice, shortlisted for the Lucien Barrière Prize, and translated into eight languages. He has a BA from Columbia University and an MFA from Syracuse University, where he was a Cornelia Carhart Fellow. He teaches at Columbia University and lives in Cape May, New Jersey. Visit him at DanielMagariel.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50467046555922,"sku":"9781501156175","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_162ee58b-deab-4f0f-981e-6441920ba807.jpg?v=1730128854","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-of-the-boys-9781501156175","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}