{"product_id":"the-grot-pat-grant-9781603094665","title":"The Grot: The Story of the Swamp City Grifters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Anyone willing to get filthy can also get rich.\" In this dystopian swamp city, two brothers find that opportunity and exploitation lurk around every corner. But who's smarter: the hordes of people rushing to move in, or the equal horde desperate to leave?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenn and Lipton Wise have set out to Falter City to make their fortune. It's the future, obviously, and things are pretty grim. The Australian landscape is traumatized. Plague is rampant. Machines only work as well as the poor sod pedaling them. Things are hotter and wetter than they used to be, giving the whole place the vibe of a sweaty armpit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLippy and Penn are hoping to set up shop in this grimy boom-town, but they've got to stay frosty, because it's teeming with hustlers, swindlers, and scoundrels. It's the sort of place where a lucky moron could make an outrageous fortune in an afternoon and lose it all before bedtime. The sort of place where two enterprising teenagers could really make something of themselves. Or so they say. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his follow-up to the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBlue, \u003c\/i\u003e Pat Grant confirms his reputation as \"the Australian Mark Twain\" (Craig Thompson, author of \u003ci\u003eBlankets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHabibi)\u003c\/i\u003e with a page-turning graphic novel about economic inequality, desperation, and the gambler's addiction to hope even in the worst of times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603094660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603094665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Top Shelf Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/05\/2020 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 pg. 35","brand":"Pat Grant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986453692671,"sku":"9781603094665","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e377541-9d66-45c2-b772-bd30bc839b7a.jpg?v=1683283434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-grot-pat-grant-9781603094665","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}