{"product_id":"abundance-5","title":"Abundance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED BY THE TELEGRAPH AS ONE OF THE FOUR BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margin. Determination and despair collide in this unforgettable debut, with an ending that broke my heart'' Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvicted from their trailer on New Year''s Eve, \u003cb\u003eHenry\u003c\/b\u003e and his son, \u003cb\u003eJunior\u003c\/b\u003e, have been reduced to living out of a pick-up truck. Six months later, things are even more desperate. Henry, barely a year out of prison for selling drugs, is down to his last pocketful of cash, and little remains between him and the street. But hope is on the horizon: \u003cb\u003etoday is Junior''s birthday, and Henry has a job interview tomorrow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo celebrate, Henry treats Junior to dinner at McDonald''s, followed by a night in a real bed at a discount hotel. For a moment, as Junior watches TV and Henry practises for his interview in the bathtub, all seems well. But after Henry has a disastrous altercation in the parking lot and Junior succumbs to a fever, father and son are sent into the night, struggling to hold things together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach chapter of this deeply emotional and compassionate novel begins with amount of money in Henry''s pocket, showing how literally father and son''s fortunes can turn on a dime. Can they make it through tomorrow?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAbundance\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Full of \u003cb\u003ebeauty, honesty\u003c\/b\u003e and unexpected \u003cb\u003egrace\u003c\/b\u003e.'' Gary Shteyngart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A quest, a \u003cb\u003epage-turner\u003c\/b\u003e, and above all \u003cb\u003ea love story\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbundance\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare one father''s brutal, tender hustle to care for his son in a winner-takes-all world.'' Mia Alvar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eTender\u003c\/b\u003e, anxious, angry, and \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e.'' Mark Doten\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314378645886,"sku":"NW9780349702711","price":9.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349702711.jpg?v=1778713318","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/abundance-5","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}