{"product_id":"left-and-the-lucky","title":"Left and the Lucky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brimming with compassion . . . the sort of novel you press into the hands of those you love' COLIN WALSH\u003cbr\u003e'Vlautin writes about people overlooked by society and overlooked by literature' ANN PATCHETT\u003cbr\u003e'Gut-wrenching and compassionate, with shades of John Steinbeck' HARLAN COBEN  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe moving, large-hearted story of a young boy in danger of slipping through society's cracks and the unlikely father figure who takes him under his wing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e'And try to breathe, man. You gotta remember to breathe. You won't get so panicky if you can remember that.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEddie Wilkens runs his own house-painting business. Forty-something and living alone, he just wants to take life one day at a time. When his eight-year-old neighbour, Russell, starts hanging around, Eddie sees that this small kid - with his single mother working nights and his violent older brother - is struggling to keep his head above water, and so tries to help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqual parts heart wrenching and uplifting,\u003ci\u003e The Left and the Luck\u003c\/i\u003ey is a portrait of this unusual friendship - the ways hurt shatters people and the compassionate acts that can, maybe, hold some of those pieces together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders adored \u003ci\u003eThe Left and the Lucky:\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I couldn't put this book down once I realised the story it was telling. There is something about how Vlautin voices these characters that force you to read \"just one more page\"'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A compelling and at times heartbreaking read. I loved it!'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'His writing here will touch something in your heart or your memory, too, because it's so incredibly REAL!!'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I officially will read anything this man writes' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56288073744728,"sku":"9780571384792","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571384792_fd5b76fe-f4ca-4ab2-a3ef-9cdb93018b6d.jpg?v=1779185715","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/left-and-the-lucky","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}