{"product_id":"9781398721173-owning-up","title":"Owning Up","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the writer\/producer on The Wire, The Deuce and We Own This City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity, from esteemed crime fiction writer George Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perhaps the greatest living American crime writer' Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Carusos family home is destroyed by police with a no-knock warrant, the family struggle to return to normal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo former inmates reunite on a TV set. They're both back on the straight and narrow . until one sees the potential for an easy grift. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA teenage boy must step into the man he'd like to be as a hostage crisis grips his hometown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman adrift meets a man tied to her grandmother's past, and awakens to the bloody history of the place she grew up. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePelecanos' portraits are characterized by shades of grey, resisting the mold of heroes and villains, victims and perpetrators, good and evil. At once streetwise and full of heart, \u003ci\u003eOwning Up\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with random chance, the bind of consequence, and the forked paths a life can take.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for George Pelecanos:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Triple-distilled excellence. Pelecanos is the undisputed poet laureate of America's most secret city. Not just recommended: this is essential reading.' \u003cb\u003eLEE CHILD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels I'm left a little awed and a little envious. The guy's a national treasure.' \u003cb\u003eDENNIS LEHANE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pelecanos is a powerful writer - he deserves to be listed among the best.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gold-standard character-driven crime writing that few will ever match.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'George Pelecanos writes hard-boiled fiction with heart.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41033185362017,"sku":"9781398721173","price":19.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_16125993_jpg.jpg?v=1705030999","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398721173-owning-up","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}