{"product_id":"9780063251984","title":"Demon Copperhead","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Barbara Kingsolver\"\u003eBarbara Kingsolver\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Barbara Kingsolver\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Barbara Kingsolver\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 UK WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling masterpiece of contemporary American fiction—one of the Best Books of 2022—from the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bean Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, a brilliant novel that captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient.”—Beth Macy, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDopesick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“May be the best novel of 2022. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.”—Ron Charles,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the story of a boy born to a teenage single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing his epic novel to her own place and time, Kingsolver has enlisted his anger and compassion, and, above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Demon Copperhead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espeaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47757905461481,"sku":"9780063251984","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9780063251984_8e6a7.jpg?v=1726248985","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/9780063251984","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}