{"product_id":"1967-a-coming-of-richard-doornink-9781999566005","title":"1967 - a coming of age story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"1967\" depicts the precarious moment between childhood and adolescence in a thought-provoking, fun read that captures the mood of the era. It is a strongly written, moving account of a young boy taking his first steps to independence and true sense of self. Set in a small prairie town over a one year period, \"1967\" provides a wonderful portrait of a time and place long gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeen from the young boy's perspective, devoid of reflection, the reader is pulled along within the frame of his experience - his point of view, his language, and his understanding. It becomes clear that the boy's \"growing up\" has less to do with physical development than with recovering a buried memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLacking a real moral centre, the main character is an anti-hero but immensely likeable, for although he is canny and quick-witted, he is nevertheless an innocent child, prisoner of his cultural and social-economic class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile \"1967\" provides a devastating look at an impoverished existence, empty of expressed love or gentle guidance, the evocative imagery and power that fuels the writing provides vivid proof that one can survive childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Doornink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999566009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999566005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard W Doornink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Richard Doornink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125921018111,"sku":"9781999566005","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71b6a161-336f-4cb9-bbf8-9d6a60f90c5c.jpg?v=1687445317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1967-a-coming-of-richard-doornink-9781999566005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}