{"product_id":"a-shot-of-malaria-9780578913087","title":"A Shot of Malaria","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a Shot of Malaria, Charles Souby unfolds the twisted story of a young man, Daniel Martin, desperately hooked on heroin, alcohol and his own delusions. Set in San Francisco in the nineties and written as a deadpan, first-person narrative, the novel captures and ugly realities of addiction with sharp, ironic humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA powerful, empathetic study of place and character with great depth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDefinitely a book that will make you smile and think, Charles Souby has given readers a thoughtful experience with A SHOT OF MALARIA.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003eCyrus Webb conversations live\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReaders will find a wealth of wisdom in these pages. As Danny notes: \"We were both suicidal, but it wasn't the dying that scared us, it was the living.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003eBlue Ink Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouby manages to make Martin, ...completely appealing and sympathetic. ...While I think some of its content might offend the squeamish, it's a book that I believe will resonate with readers who stick with it. We might not all be heroin addicts, but we all have our stuff, whatever that stuff is.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Souby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578913087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Charles Souby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574124814517,"sku":"9780578913087","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8dc0e22d-fe06-4bfd-b3f6-12b9227c23d5.jpg?v=1643689748","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-shot-of-malaria-9780578913087","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}