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Mad Boy

By Nick Arvin

Mad Boy Contemporary literature

Mad Boy

By Nick Arvin

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A rollicking, picaresque novel about family and perseverance set during America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Young Henry Phipps is on a quest to realize his dying mother's last wish: to be buried at sea, surrounded by her family. Not an easy task considering Henry's ne'er-do-well father is in debtor's prison and his comically earnest older brother is busy fighting the red coats on the battlefields of Maryland. But Henry's stubborn determination knows no bounds. As he dodges the cannon fire of clashing armies and picks among the ruins of a burning capital he meets looters, British defectors, renegade slaves, a pregnant maiden in distress, and scoundrels of all types. Mad Boy is at once an antic adventure and a thoroughly convincing work of historical fiction that recreates a young nation's first truly international conflict and a key moment in the history of the emancipation of African-American slaves. Entertaining, atmospheric, and touching, Mad Boy will transport readers with its cast of vivid characters, its masterful storytelling, and its poignant tale of a young man burdened by an outsized undertaking. "Nick Arvin is an immensely gifted writer, and he has given us a thrilling, soulful book." -David Wroblewdki, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on The Reconstructionist "This compact, intense first novel...evokes the nightmare into which soldiers are suddenly thrown." -The New York Times Review of Books on Articles of War "This brilliant musket blast of a novel-in which the lucky reader will encounter falling cows, repurposed pickle barrels, fascinating schemes and fabulous schemers-is alive with humor, heat and heart. Mad Boy is a tremendous accomplishment. Nick Arvin is the real thing." -Laird Hunt, author of The Evening Road
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2018-06-12
Publication Date:
2018-06-12
Publisher:
Europa Editions
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1609454588
ISBN13:
9781609454586
Weight:
298 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
211 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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