{"product_id":"the-tragic-age-paperback","title":"The Tragic Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Metcalfe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Billy Kinsey, heir to a lottery fortune, part genius, part philosopher and social critic, full time insomniac and closeted rock drummer. Billy has decided that the best way to deal with an absurd world is to stay away from it. \u003ci\u003eDo not volunteer. Do not join in. \u003c\/i\u003eBilly will be the first to tell you it doesn't always work--not when your twin sister, Dorie, has died, not when your unhappy parents are at war with one another, not when frazzled soccer moms in two ton SUVs are more dangerous than atom bombs, and not when your guidance counselor keeps asking why you haven't applied to college. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBilly's life changes when two people enter his life. Twom Twomey is a charismatic renegade who believes that truly living means \u003ci\u003egoing a little outlaw\u003c\/i\u003e. Twom and Billy become one another's mutual benefactor and friend. At the same time, Billy is reintroduced to Gretchen Quinn, an old and adored friend of Dorie's. It is Gretchen who suggests to Billy that the world can be transformed by \u003ci\u003ecreative acts of the soul\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Twom, Billy visits the dark side. And with Gretchen, Billy experiences possibilities.Billy knows that one path is leading him toward disaster and the other toward happiness. The problem is-Billy doesn't trust happiness. It's the age he's at. The tragic age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Metcalfe's brilliant, debut coming-of-age novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Tragic Age\u003c\/i\u003e, will teach you to learn to love, trust and truly be alive in an absurd world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN METCALFE wrote the production drafts for \u003ci\u003ePretty Woman, Dangerous Minds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr. Holland's Opus\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His stage plays have been produced in New York and at theaters throughout the US, Europe and Japan. He is an Associate Artist at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and has been an adjunct professor in dramatic writing at University of California at San Diego, University of San Diego and San Diego State University. \u003ci\u003eThe Tragic Age\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tragic Age\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720371867711,"sku":"9781250054425","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e067fbe16ebe546bf04574933694ebfa.webp?v=1765088922","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-tragic-age-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}