{"product_id":"1967-a-coming-of-age-story-9781999566005","title":"1967 - a coming of age story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"1967\" depicts the precarious moment between childhood and adolescence in a thought-provoking, fun read that captures the mood of the era. It is a strongly written, moving account of a young boy taking his first steps to independence and true sense of self. Set in a small prairie town over a one year period, \"1967\" provides a wonderful portrait of a time and place long gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeen from the young boy's perspective, devoid of reflection, the reader is pulled along within the frame of his experience - his point of view, his language, and his understanding. It becomes clear that the boy's \"growing up\" has less to do with physical development than with recovering a buried memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLacking a real moral centre, the main character is an anti-hero but immensely likeable, for although he is canny and quick-witted, he is nevertheless an innocent child, prisoner of his cultural and social-economic class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile \"1967\" provides a devastating look at an impoverished existence, empty of expressed love or gentle guidance, the evocative imagery and power that fuels the writing provides vivid proof that one can survive childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard W Doornink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999566005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Richard Doornink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36675000893596,"sku":"9781999566005","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_05b04e6a-0022-46cd-9de6-21c018c97a85.jpg?v=1603933118","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/1967-a-coming-of-age-story-9781999566005","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}