{"product_id":"the-death-of-sweet-mister-paperback","title":"The Death of Sweet Mister - 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\u003eDaniel Woodrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDennis Lehane\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShug Akins is a lonely, overweight thirteen-year-old boy. His mother, Glenda, is the one person who loves him -- she calls him Sweet Mister and attempts to boost his confidence and give him hope for his future. Shuggie's purported father, Red, is a brutal man with a short fuse who mocks and despises the boy. Into this small-town Ozarks mix comes Jimmy Vin Pearce, with his shiny green T-bird and his smart city clothes. When he and Glenda begin a torrid affair, a series of violent events is inevitably set in motion. The outcome will break your heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is Daniel Woodrell's third book set in the Ozarks and, like the other two, \u003ci\u003eGive Us a Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTomato Red\u003c\/i\u003e, it peels back the layers from lives already made bare by poverty and petty crime.\"-Otto Penzler, Penzler Pick, 2001\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive of \u003cb\u003eDaniel Woodrell\u003c\/b\u003e's published novels were selected as \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. \u003ci\u003eTomato Red\u003c\/i\u003e won the PEN West Award for the Novel in 1999. Woodrell lives in the Ozarks near the Arkansas line with his wife, Katie Estill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.26 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131611615312,"sku":"9780316206143","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/dld3ZXBKaGloUFoxYy9XSjBDb3BDUT09.webp?v=1773629471","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-death-of-sweet-mister-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}