{"product_id":"a-perfect-likeness-two-novellas-9781459828360","title":"A Perfect Likeness: Two Novellas","description":"The volume brings together two previously published novellas by Richard Wagamese, \u003ci\u003eHim Standing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Next Sure Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, with a foreword from author Waubgeshig Rice. Both stories follow the lives of young men who have dreams for a better future. In their search for fame and fortune, Cree Thunderboy and Lucas Smoke end up on paths where their biggest challenge is staying true to themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHim Standing\u003c\/i\u003e, Lucas Smoke learns the art of carving from his grandfather. He discovers that he is a natural; he can literally make people come to life in wood. But when Lucas is asked to carve a spirit mask by a mysterious stranger, he quickly learns that his skill with a knife could cost him his dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Next Sure Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, Cree Thunderboy has two things he does well: playing blues guitar and picking winning horses at the track. Picking winners is just meant to be a means to an end--Cree's goal is to make his living playing the blues. He meets a powerful man at the racetrack who convinces him he can parlay his special skill with the horses into a shot at the fame and fortune he seeks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Celebrated author Richard Wagamese artfully crafts these thrilling yet vulnerable stories of two young men trying to find their place in the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orca Book Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459828360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Richard Wagamese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38521597231285,"sku":"9781459828360","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_50eb0b94-5127-41c8-bdf5-a06fe4afcee8.jpg?v=1613486503","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-perfect-likeness-two-novellas-9781459828360","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}