{"product_id":"dogs-5","title":"Dogs","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the New Harmony Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most intense--and often enjoyable--reading experiences I've had this year. I will surely be inhaling whatever C. Mallon writes next.\" --Isaac Fitzgerald, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA singular, devastating debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDogs\u003c\/i\u003e traces the fallout of one catastrophic night in the lives of five high school wrestlers, asking what can survive in the blast radius of latent trauma and violence. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs night falls on the city of Carbon, Hal and his friends are cruising the backroads in their terrible car. From the wrestling gym to the gas station, from his mom's kitchen to the mall parking lot, Hal bears quiet witness to the beauty and the horror he perceives in the slow, lonely world of his hometown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithdrawn and reticent, Hal is haunted by the specter of violence. Safety and comfort are hard won in Carbon, a town dogged by stories of desperation and brutality, and his own home is a dark vault of troubled and unspoken memory. Hal's greatest peace is found in the company of his dearest friend, Cody John, whose true compassion offers him a window to a better life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of a single night, a catastrophic chain of events is set into motion. Its devastating conclusion will explode the fragile balance that once kept the boys together. Unflinching, resolute, and beautifully rendered, \u003ci\u003eDogs\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning exploration of trauma, real love, and the limit of our ability to reach one another.","brand":"C Mallon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47599487713516,"sku":"9781668084434","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781668084434.jpg?v=1777981200","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/dogs-5","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}