{"product_id":"the-death-of-sweet-mister-9780316206143","title":"The Death of Sweet Mister","description":"Shug Akins is a lonely, overweight thirteen-year-old boy. His mother, Glenda, is the one person who loves him -- she calls him Sweet Mister and attempts to boost his confidence and give him hope for his future. Shuggie's purported father, Red, is a brutal man with a short fuse who mocks and despises the boy. Into this small-town Ozarks mix comes Jimmy Vin Pearce, with his shiny green T-bird and his smart city clothes. When he and Glenda begin a torrid affair, a series of violent events is inevitably set in motion. The outcome will break your heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is Daniel Woodrell's third book set in the Ozarks and, like the other two, \u003ci\u003eGive Us a Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTomato Red\u003c\/i\u003e, it peels back the layers from lives already made bare by poverty and petty crime.\"-Otto Penzler, Penzler Pick, 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive of \u003cb\u003eDaniel Woodrell\u003c\/b\u003e's published novels were selected as \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. \u003ci\u003eTomato Red\u003c\/i\u003e won the PEN West Award for the Novel in 1999. Woodrell lives in the Ozarks near the Arkansas line with his wife, Katie Estill.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514054971666,"sku":"9780316206143","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd4f0fe6-db0f-402e-976f-148123ab2d23.jpg?v=1730971790","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-death-of-sweet-mister-9780316206143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}