{"product_id":"the-ravaged-9781094166803","title":"The Ravaged","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe highly anticipated debut novel from Norman Reedus, acclaimed star of The Walking Dead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis country wasn't built on good--only fought for with good intentions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack's dying mother told him, Run and never look back. He spent his life amassing wealth, but after losing his family, he has no one to share it with. Alone with his demons and a backpack, he heads to South America, where people with nothing teach him what matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter thrashing his dog-abusing boss, Hunter learns of his father's death in a mysterious fire. Biker buddies Nugget and Itch ride with him from North Carolina to California. Stories from his father's life help ease the struggles of small-town Americans. Hunter discovers a secret past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Anne flees Tennessee after her older brother attacks her. She whacks him with a skillet and hops a freight to Alabama with her best friend. Living hand to mouth, they build friendships, uncovering something they never had: family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ravaged is a fast-paced, up-in-your-face novel of gritty realism, exploring three different personal quests with eerily parallel outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReedus, Norman:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePlaying everyone's favorite crossbow-wielding zombie killer Daryl Dixon, actor \u003cstrong\u003eNorman Reedus\u003c\/strong\u003e can currently be seen in the tenth season of AMC's hit series \u003cem\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReedus can also be seen on AMC's unscripted series \u003cem\u003eRide with Norman Reedus\u003c\/em\u003e. Each hour-long episode follows Reedus and a friend touring a different city via motorcycle, checking out bike shops, tattoo parlors, bars, and local restaurants frequented by the chopper enthusiasts. Reedus's companions range from actors to local bikers. Season four aired early 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReedus is best known for playing the role of Murphy MacManus in the cult movie \u003cem\u003eThe Boondock Saints\u003c\/em\u003e, written and directed by Troy Duffy. Reedus stars opposite Sean Patrick Flanery and Willem Dafoe; he starred opposite Flanery again in the sequel, \u003cem\u003eBoondock Saints 2: All Saints Day\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReedus also previously starred in John Hillcoat's ensemble cop drama \u003cem\u003eTriple Nine\u003c\/em\u003e with Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Anthony Mackie, and Aaron Paul; he played a corrupt cop that is blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. Reedus also starred opposite Diane Kruger, Lena Dunham, and Joshua Jackson in the French indie film \u003cem\u003eSky\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional film credits include Robert Kirkman's sci-fi thriller \u003cem\u003eAir\u003c\/em\u003e from Sony Pictures; the indie drama \u003cem\u003eSunlight Jr.\u003c\/em\u003e, which premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival and also starred Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon; the Robert Redford directed feature \u003cem\u003eThe Conspirator\u003c\/em\u003e, which chronicles the trial after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; the sci-fi feature thriller \u003cem\u003ePandorum\u003c\/em\u003e with Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster; the Sony feature \u003cem\u003eCadillac Records\u003c\/em\u003e opposite Adrien Brody; \u003cem\u003eSix Ways to Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e8mm\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeuces Wild\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlade 2\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGossip\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Notorious Bettie Page\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gangster\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReedus is also an accomplished photographer as well as a burgeoning director having directed three short films. 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