{"product_id":"the-union-of-smokers-paperback","title":"The Union of Smokers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaddy Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eFerris Bueller's Day Off\u003c\/i\u003e in this outlandish debut novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaspar Pine begins his day with a simple task: replace a pet canary. \u003cbr\u003eBy day's end, as Kaspar is being loaded into an ambulance, he delivers \u003cbr\u003eone hell of a \"theme essay,\" covering such subjects as his ability to \u003cbr\u003esource and catalogue the cigarette butts he harvests; information on \u003cbr\u003emaintaining the social order of chickens, along with general and \u003cbr\u003ehistoric farming details that run from Saskatchewan to Ontario; \u003cbr\u003einsinuating himself between other kids and people who wish to do them \u003cbr\u003eharm; fire marshalling; and his inability to maintain an essayist's cool\u003cbr\u003e detachment in the face of unrequited first love. \u003ci\u003eThe Union of Smokers\u003c\/i\u003e details the heartfelt and heroic last day in the life of a reluctant, irreverent, and oddly wise hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A narrative voice that gets in your head and proves unforgettable, \u003cbr\u003e[and] a story that manages to be utterly devastating and uplifting at \u003cbr\u003eonce.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kerry Clare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497637232861,"sku":"9781988784458","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/sanMvvzsw59781988784458.webp?v=1771985461","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-union-of-smokers-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}