{"product_id":"the-road-to-amazing-paperback","title":"The Road to Amazing - 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\u003eBrent Hartinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I think gay guys like weddings more than anyone. And it's not because we want to destroy marriage, like some people say. It's because we really, really want to get married \"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussel Middlebrook is gettin' hitched \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe wedding is taking place in a remote lodge on an island in Puget Sound. Russel and his husband-to-be have invited all their close friends to spend the whole weekend together beforehand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for the first time in his life, Russel is determined to not be neurotic, and not over-think things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that's before things start going wrong. Who expected a dead killer whale to wash up on the beach below the inn? And what's this about a windstorm approaching? Then there's the problem of Russel's anxious fianc , who is increasingly convinced the whole thing is going to be a disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the wedding is taking place near the ruins of a small town, Amazing, where, a hundred years earlier, the people supposedly all disappeared overnight. Why does it feel like the secret at the end of the road to Amazing has something to do with Russel's own future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Russel's friends Min, Gunnar, Vernie, and Otto somehow help him make it all make sense?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Road to Amazing\u003c\/i\u003e, the last book in the Russel Middlebrook Futon Years trilogy, is a story about endings and beginnings, and also about growing up and growing older. But mostly it's a story about love and friendship-about how it's not the destination that makes a life amazing, but the people you meet along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Brent Hartinger: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hits the narrative sweet spot.\"- NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Downright refreshing.\"- \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most artful and authentic depiction of a gay teen since  19780].\"- \u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Touching and realistic...hilarious.\"- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47246347600121,"sku":"9781523418046","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dG5PNjYzb1RNd1dQSFhkbWZlRDdoUT09.webp?v=1768616533","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-road-to-amazing-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}