{"product_id":"boy-a-paperback","title":"Boy A - 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\u003eJonathan Trigell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A shocker of a first novel . . . told with extraordinary restraint.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Jonathan] Trigell masterfully builds sympathy for Jack.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A modern-day immorality tale about the attempted rehabilitation of a child implicated in murder . . . delivered with a horrific sense of foreboding.\"--\u003ci\u003eArena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fine and moving debut novel . . . compulsively readable . . . a rare treat.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA is for Apple. A bad apple.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack has spent most of his life in juvenile institutions; he's about to be released with a new name, a new job, and a new life. At twenty-four, he is utterly innocent of the world, yet guilty of a monstrous childhood crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo his new friends, he is a good guy with occasional fl ashes of unexplained violence. To his girlfriend, he is strangely innocent and unreachable. To his case worker, he's a victim of the system and of media-driven hysteria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd to himself, Jack is on permanent trial: He struggles to start from scratch, forget the past, become someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA searing and heartfelt novel, \u003cb\u003eBoy A\u003c\/b\u003e won the Waverton Award for best first novel of 2004; the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, for best book in the commonwealth by an author under 35; and The World Book Day Prize 2008 for the most discussion worthy novel by a living writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoy A\u003c\/i\u003e is now a Cuba Pictures\/Channel 4 film starring Andrew Garfield and Peter Mullan. It is directed by John Crowley, produced by Lynn Horsford, and adapted for the screen by Mark O'Rowe. The US theatrical release is out now from The Weinstein Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Trigell\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Welwyn, England, in 1974. He has worked as a TV extra, an outdoor pursuits instructor, and a ski rep. He lives in Chamonix, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Trigell was born in 1974. In 2002 he completed a MA in creative writing at Manchester University. His first novel, Boy A, has recently been made into a feature film distributed by the Weinstein Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.78 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248577560825,"sku":"9781846686627","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/R0JBYitvd2V0NGhnTUZwRUhRVGZrUT09.webp?v=1768635616","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/boy-a-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}