{"product_id":"2940169460841","title":"Last Flag Flying: A Novel","description":"This sequel to the acclaimed cult novel is now a major motion picture.    \u003cp\u003eDarryl Ponicsan's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Detail\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the best of the year and widely acclaimed, catapulting him to fame when it was first published. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of two career sailors assigned to escort a young seaman from Norfolk to the naval prison in Portsmouth, New Hampshire - and of the mayhem that ensues - was made into an award-winning movie starring Jack Nicholson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Flag Flying\u003c\/i\u003e, set 34 years after the events of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Detail\u003c\/i\u003e, brings together the same beloved characters - Billy Bad-Ass Buddusky, Mule Mulhall, and Meadows - to reprise the same journey, but under very different circumstances.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow middle-aged, Meadows seeks out his former captors in their civilian lives to help him bury his son, a Marine killed in Iraq, in Arlington National Cemetery. When he learns that the authorities have told him a lie about the circumstances of his son's death, he decides, with the help of the two others, to transport him home to Portsmouth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so begins the journey, centered around a solemn mission, but, as in the first book, a protest against injustice and celebration of life, too, at once irreverent, funny, profane, and deeply moving. Last Flag Flying is now a major movie, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Author's Republic audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emily Padraic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114572103920,"sku":"2940169460841","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169460841_p0.jpg?v=1763683130","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169460841","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}