{"product_id":"cures-for-hunger-deni-ellis-bechard-9781571313317","title":"Cures for Hunger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing up in rural British Columbia, Deni Ellis Béchard believes his charismatic father is infallible. Wild, unpredictable, even dangerous, André is worshipped by his young son, who believes that his father can do no wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Deni's mother leaves his father and decamps with her three children to Virginia, the boy learns of his father's true identity. André Béchard was once a bank robber--and so Deni's imagination is set on fire. Boyish rebelliousness gives way to fantasies of a life of crime. At once attracted and repelled, Deni can't escape the sense that his father's life holds the key to understanding himself, and to making sense of his own passions and longings. Only when he goes off to college, however, does Deni begin to unravel the story of his father's life, eventually finding the Quebecois family that André left behind long ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a highly unconventional portrait of the artist as a young man and an extraordinary family story, \u003cem\u003eCures for Hunger\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply affecting memoir by one of the most acclaimed young writers in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deni Ellis Bechard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571313311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571313317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/28\/2012","brand":"Deni Ellis Bechard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419536081151,"sku":"9781571313317","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb2d20c2-fb81-4b1d-a744-72fbf8332ce4.jpg?v=1761512176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cures-for-hunger-deni-ellis-bechard-9781571313317","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}