{"product_id":"missouri-paperback","title":"Missouri - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Wunnicke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis earnest, violent, yet utterly transfixing gay love story is set in the nineteenth-century American Midwest. Douglas Fortescue is a successful poet who flees England for America following a scandal; Joshua Jenkins is a feral young outlaw who was taught how to shoot a man at age six. The two men meet when Joshua robs Douglas' carriage and takes him hostage; soon, a remarkable secret is revealed, and these two very different men grow closer, even as Douglas' brother tries to \"save\" him from his uncivilized surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Germany, \u003ci\u003eMissouri\u003c\/i\u003e is available in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine Wunnicke lives in Munich, Germany. She has published four award-winning novels, a biography, translations as well as both documentary and literary radio programmes. Missouri, first published in Germany in 2006, is her first book available in English. David Miller is a literary translator who has translated many books from German to English, including the graphic novel Roy \u0026amp; Al by Ralf Konig. He lives in London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701365510207,"sku":"9781551523446","price":15.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/02dc02b56bca4f11219a597d8fe96e63.webp?v=1765020381","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/missouri-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}