{"product_id":"in-the-cage-paperback","title":"In the Cage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Hardcastle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne man's fight through poverty, crime, and violence to build a better life for his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA feared cage fighter in Mixed Martial Arts, Daniel is closing in on greatness--until an injury derails his career. Out of work in his country hometown, Daniel slips into the underworld, moonlighting as muscle for a childhood-friend-turned-mid-level-gangster. While his wife works nights and his twelve-year-old daughter gets into scraps of her own, Daniel tries to escape and build a nobler life for his family--but he sinks deeper into a violent, unpredictable world, soon sparking a conflict that can only be settled in blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with equal parts tenderness and horror, \u003cem\u003eIn the Cage\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together a grittily masterful tale of violence, family, and resilience as Kevin Hardcastle penetrates what it means to survive in the rural underclass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Hardcastle's stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Malahat Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEVENT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePRISM International\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and twice in \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut collection of short stories \u003ci\u003eDebris\u003c\/i\u003e (Biblioasis, 2015) won the 2016 Trillium Book Award. Hardcastle lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700703236159,"sku":"9781771961479","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6199ec955e1f32da16ebd13116780bb9.webp?v=1765017831","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/in-the-cage-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}