{"product_id":"the-harder-they-come-paperback-1","title":"The Harder They Come - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. C. Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author T.C. Boyle makes his Ecco debut with a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in contemporary Northern California, \u003cem\u003eThe Harder They Come\u003c\/em\u003e explores the volatile connections between three damaged people--an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover--as they careen towards an explosive confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a vacation cruise to Central America with his wife, seventy-year-old Sten Stensen unflinchingly kills a gun-wielding robber menacing a busload of senior tourists. The reluctant hero is relieved to return home to Fort Bragg, California, after the ordeal--only to find that his delusional son, Adam, has spiraled out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam has become involved with Sara Hovarty Jennings, a hardened member of the Sovereign Citizens' Movement, right-wing anarchists who refuse to acknowledge the laws and regulations of the state, considering them to be false and non-applicable. Adam's senior by some fifteen years, Sara becomes his protector and inamorata. As Adam's mental state fractures, he becomes increasingly schizophrenic--a breakdown that leads him to shoot two people in separate instances. On the run, he takes to the woods, spurring the biggest manhunt in California history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he explores a father's legacy of violence and his powerlessness in relating to his equally violent son, T. C. Boyle offers unparalleled psychological insights into the American psyche. Inspired by a true story, \u003cem\u003eThe Harder They Come\u003c\/em\u003e is a devastating and indelible novel from a modern master.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEWSWEEK\u003c\/em\u003e BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA TOP 10 BOOK OF 2015 (Michiko Kakutani, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in contemporary Northern California, \u003cem\u003eThe Harder They Come\u003c\/em\u003e explores the volatile connections between three damaged people--an aging Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover--as they careen toward an explosive confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a cruise to Central America, seventy-year-old Sten Stensen kills an armed robber menacing a busload of tourists. 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