{"product_id":"opioid-indiana-paperback","title":"Opioid, Indiana - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Allen Carr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Full of gorgeous language and wild insights.\"--Nick Flynn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the beleaguered heart of Indiana's opioid crisis, Brian Allen Carr's timely and tender novel about a teen struggling to find his place in the world--and come up with $800 rent--is at once a moving rumination on the hopeful power of story and a harrowing insight into modern America. It is a book you won't soon forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen-year-old Riggle is living in rural Indiana with his uncle and uncle's girlfriend after the death of his parents. Now his uncle is missing, probably on a drug binge. It's Monday, and $800 in rent is due Friday. Riggle, who's been suspended from school, has to either find his uncle or get the money together himself. His mission exposes him to a motley group of Opioid locals--encounters by turns perplexing, harrowing, and heartening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith empathy and insight, Carr explores what it's like to be a high school kid in the age of Trump--a time of economic inequality, addiction, Confederate flags, and mass shootings. Through the voice of its unforgettable protagonist--charismatic, confused, searching, by turns cynical and naïve, wise and impulsive--\u003ci\u003eOpioid, Indiana\u003c\/i\u003e pierces to the heart of our moment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Allen Carr\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Indiana. He is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eSip\u003c\/i\u003e, along with several novellas and story collections. He is the winner of a Wonderland Book Award and a \u003ci\u003eTexas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e Story Prize. His short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNinth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHobart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730202726463,"sku":"9781641290784","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4f45b26f16ca974a0e464a083cc17e63.webp?v=1765125213","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/opioid-indiana-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}