{"product_id":"the-extraordinary-life-of-sam-hell-9781503949003","title":"The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Robert Dugoni's coming-of-age story is, according to \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a novel that, if it doesn't cross entirely over into John Irving territory, certainly nestles in close to the border.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called \"Devil Boy\" or Sam \"Hell\" by his classmates; \"God's will\" is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered, buoyed by his mother's devout faith, his father's practical wisdom, and his two other misfit friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. And that it was God's idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about boys and girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain anything was by design--especially not the tragedy that caused him to turn his back on his friends, his hometown, and the life he'd always known. Running from the pain, eyes closed, served little purpose. Now, as he looks back on his life, Sam embarks on a journey that will take him halfway around the world. This time, his eyes are wide open--bringing into clear view what changed him, defined him, and made him so afraid, until he can finally see what truly matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of \u003c\/i\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003ci\u003e's Crimson Scribe Award.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDugoni, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRobert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite Series, including \u003ci\u003eMy Sister's Grave\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHer Final Breath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Clearing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trapped Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClose to Home\u003c\/i\u003e. The Crosswhite Series has sold more than 2,500,000 books worldwide, and \u003ci\u003eMy Sister's Grave\u003c\/i\u003e has been optioned for television series development. Dugoni is also the author of the bestselling David Sloane series, which includes \u003ci\u003eThe Jury Master\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWrongful Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBodily Harm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder One\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Conviction\u003c\/i\u003e; the stand-alone novels \u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 7th Canon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDamage Control\u003c\/i\u003e; and the nonfiction exposé \u003ci\u003eThe Cyanide Canary\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year; as well as several short stories. He is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction and the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award for best novel in the Pacific Northwest. He is a two-time finalist for both the International Thriller Award and the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and has been nominated for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award. His books are sold worldwide in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than two dozen languages, including French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Visit his website at www.robertdugoni.com, and follow him on Twitter @robertdugoni and on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/AuthorRobertDugoni.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606294532370,"sku":"9781503949003","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-extraordinary-life-of-sam-hell-9781503949003","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}