{"product_id":"mule-a-novel-of-moving-weight-9780547576718","title":"Mule: A Novel of Moving Weight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Thanks to its wicked style and pacing, \u003ci\u003eMule \u003c\/i\u003elets me forget I'm reading serious literature while I follow its terrifying story into the land of the all-American damned.\" -- Walter Kirn, author of \u003ci\u003eUp in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMule \u003c\/i\u003eis swift, taut, and relentless, both a rip-roaring drug tale and a fascinating portrait of a decent human being whose morals slowly disintegrate under unbearable financial strain.\" -- Lauren Groff, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Monsters of Templeton\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames and Kate are golden children of the late twentieth century, flush with opportunity. But an economic downturn and an unexpected pregnancy send them searching for a way to make do. A friend in California's Siskiyou County grows prime-grade marijuana; if James transports just one load from Cali to Florida, he'll pull down enough cash to survive for months. And so begins the life of a mule. \u003cbr\u003e A page-turning, Zeitgeist-capturing novel that plunges us into the criminal underworld with little chance to take a breath, \u003ci\u003eMule \u003c\/i\u003eis about young people trying to make do in a moment when the American Dream they never had to believe in -- because it was handed to them, fully wrapped and ready to go at the takeout window -- suddenly vanishes from the menu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With adrenaline-infused sentences and a seat-gripping story line, \u003ci\u003eMule \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel that illuminates contemporary American desperation, both its dangerous precipices and its thrilling, overwhelming freedom.\" -- Dean Bakopoulos, author of \u003ci\u003eMy American Unhappiness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547576718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2011 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2011 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2011 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tony D'Souza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38213713821877,"sku":"9780547576718","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d6aee084-734e-42da-9abe-376d804e258e.jpg?v=1610442509","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mule-a-novel-of-moving-weight-9780547576718","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}