{"product_id":"its-fine-by-me-per-petterson-9780312595340","title":"It's Fine by Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of Per Petterson's other books in English will be delighted by this opportunity to observe Arvid Jansen in his youth from a fresh perspective. In \u003ci\u003eIt's Fine by Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Arvid befriends a boy named Audun. On Audun's first day of school he refuses to talk or take off his sunglasses; there are stories he would prefer to keep to himself. Audun lives with his mother in a working-class district of Oslo, Norway. He delivers newspapers and talks for hours about Jack London and Ernest Hemingway with Arvid. But he's not sure that school is the right path for him and feels that life holds other possibilities. Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, \u003ci\u003eIt's Fine by Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant Scandinavian novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Curse the River of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Per Petterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312595344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312595340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.17h x 5.56w x 0.55d","brand":"Per Petterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046308704511,"sku":"9780312595340","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_161ea3f3-6341-442f-af7e-177ac560679e.jpg?v=1684983834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/its-fine-by-me-per-petterson-9780312595340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}