{"product_id":"a-perfect-likeness-two-novellas-paperback","title":"A Perfect Likeness: Two Novellas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Wagamese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWaubgeshig Rice\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrated author Richard Wagamese artfully crafts these thrilling yet vulnerable stories of two young men trying to find their place in the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume brings together two previously published novellas by Richard Wagamese, \u003cem\u003eHim Standing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Next Sure Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, with a foreword from author Waubgeshig Rice. Both stories follow the lives of young men who have dreams for a better future. In their search for fame and fortune, Cree Thunderboy and Lucas Smoke end up on paths where their biggest challenge is staying true to themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHim Standing\u003c\/em\u003e, Lucas Smoke learns the art of carving from his grandfather. He discovers that he is a natural; he can literally make people come to life in wood. But when Lucas is asked to carve a spirit mask by a mysterious stranger, he quickly learns that his skill with a knife could cost him his dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Next Sure Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, Cree Thunderboy has two things he does well: playing blues guitar and picking winning horses at the track. Picking winners is just meant to be a means to an end--Cree's goal is to make his living playing the blues. He meets a powerful man at the racetrack who convinces him he can parlay his special skill with the horses into a shot at the fame and fortune he seeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47250572476665,"sku":"9781459828360","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Z28vRnY1THg4QUsxV1JCNXhNekYwdz09.webp?v=1768664191","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-perfect-likeness-two-novellas-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}