{"product_id":"the-englishmans-boy-9780802144102","title":"The Englishman's Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, a story that's \"by turns a western, a critique of Hollywood, and a novel of ideas\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1920s Hollywood, elusive producer Damon Ira Chance is obsessed with making movies rooted in American history and experience. So after discovering that small-time actor Shorty McAdoo is a real-life cowboy-and is even rumored to have played a role in the Cypress Hills Massacre--Chance commissions ambitious young screenwriter Harry Vincent to find Shorty and retell his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Harry digs deeper into Shorty's life, he uncovers a surprising tale of survival, power, greed, and the seduction of dreams . . . all with an ending that no one is prepared for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful writer . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Englishman's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a great accomplishment.\"--Richard Ford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An epic tale that brings together the American West before the turn of the century with the Hollywood of the 1920s.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating . . . Vanderhaeghe seamlessly alternates two interconnected stories. . . . Masterful storytelling.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling yarn that delivers provocative intellectual content about the ways our tendency to mythologize history can prevent us from learning its lessons.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Vanderhaeghe\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Saskatchewan in 1951. He is the author of six books of fiction. His last novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Englishman's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), was a longtime national bestseller in Canada and won the Governor General's Award for Fiction, the Saskatchewan Book Award for Fiction and for Best Book of the Year, and was shortlisted for The Giller Prize and the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Vanderhaeghe is a visiting professor of English at S.T.M. College in Saskatchewan, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078229782802,"sku":"9780802144102","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d0fc7ed-68f7-417c-b289-28ace429e803.jpg?v=1772537212","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-englishmans-boy-9780802144102","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}