{"product_id":"9780141014890","title":"Kieron Smith, Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"JAMES KELMAN POSSESSES AN ASTONISHING VOICE.\" —Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJames Kelman's triumph in \u003ci\u003eKieron Smith, boy\u003c\/i\u003e is to bring us inside the head of a child and remind us what strange and beautiful things happen there.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a boyhood in a large industrial city during the time of great social change.  Kieron Smith grows from age five to early adolescence amid the general trauma of everyday life—the death of a beloved grandparent, the move to a new home.  A whole world is brilliantly realized: sectarian football matches; ferryboats on the river; climbing drainpipes, trees, roofs; street battles, dogs, and cats; sex, ghosts, and other spiritual beings.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022572699888,"sku":"9780141014890","price":13.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141014890_p0.jpg?v=1763655042","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141014890","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}