{"product_id":"earthbound-misfits-scott-leddy-9781482561821","title":"Earthbound Misfits","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is dark comedy?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e It's watching grown men fail spectacularly at adulting-and laughing all the way through their disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarthbound Misfits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a clever satire that takes a hilarious, unflinching look at the misplaced values of a floundering generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward O'Leary is a middle-aged divorcee trapped in mediocrity. Haunted by his deceased father's impossible expectations, he's stuck working as a carpenter-a far cry from the affluent upbringing he once knew. Every penny he scrapes together goes to child support and alimony for his spiteful ex-wife. It's an honest living, but barely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward's only escape? His childhood friends: Pat Keenan and the legendary McAllister brothers-three gloriously dysfunctional man-children suffering from terminal Peter Pan Syndrome. This slice of life humor follows their misadventures with razor-sharp wit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet the \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ebooks with quirky characters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e you won't soon forget: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTatiana McAllister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A chain-smoking lawyer who raised three sons while resembling a witch in her signature black trench coat. She tried her best. She failed magnificently. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph \"Roofie\" McAllister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (42) - A 6'4\" grizzly bear of a man who deals marijuana to the locals. Think sumo wrestler meets neighborhood pharmacist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDexter McAllister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The portly, balding middle child who's one chromosome short of a full deck. This martial arts enthusiast spends his days watching Telemundo with his Rottweiler, Princess, and Pong, a bewildered Vietnamese exchange student. His girlfriend Mary strips at a gentleman's club. Naturally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie McAllister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The lanky baby of the family who thinks he's from the hood and organizes Motocross jousting competitions in the backyard. His father's law connections are the only thing keeping him out of prison.\u003cbr\u003eWhen the McAllister fortune evaporates and Tatiana catches her husband in an affair, the family implodes. The brothers-utterly ill-equipped for reality-spiral in spectacular fashion. Roofie falsely confesses to a brutal crime and gets extradited to Norway, where he discovers the prison system is more four-star hotel than correctional facility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward, the perpetual Good Samaritan, flies to Norway in a desperate rescue mission. But can you save a friend who doesn't want saving? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003edark humour fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e masterpiece offers \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eideas for satires\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on everything from arrested development to the absurdity of modern masculinity. Told entirely from Ed's perspective, it's a \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eromantic comedy that is funny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (if your idea of romance is watching friendships survive catastrophic stupidity) and a wild ride through the wreckage of privilege gone wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for readers who love clever satire, books with quirky characters, and dark comedy that doesn't pull its punches.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Leddy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1482561824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781482561821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.57d","brand":"Scott Leddy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458724868351,"sku":"9781482561821","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_147380b7-0e85-4c78-b9f6-848abbfa19f8.jpg?v=1777406226","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/earthbound-misfits-scott-leddy-9781482561821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}