{"product_id":"9780547576992","title":"Mule: A Novel of Moving Weight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young family man caught in the Great Recession turns to running marijuana cross-country to make ends meet in this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“timely, witty, and fast-paced” novel (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e James and Kate are golden children of the late twentieth century, flush with opportunity. But an economic downturn and an unexpected pregnancy have them desperate to find a way to make do. And they happen to have a friend in California’s Siskiyou County who grows prime-grade marijuana. If James transports just one load from Cali to Florida, he’ll pull down enough cash to survive for months. And so begins the life of a drug mule.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fans of \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e will love this page-turning, Zeitgeist-capturing novel that plunges into the criminal underworld with little chance to take a breath. \u003ci\u003eMule \u003c\/i\u003eis about people whose morals are tested by unbearable financial stress, trying to survive when the American Dream that had once been handed to them—fully wrapped and ready to go at the takeout window—suddenly vanishes from the menu.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A smart and bracing ground-level exploration of the drug trade.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Thanks to its wicked style and pacing, \u003ci\u003eMule \u003c\/i\u003elets me forget I’m reading serious literature while I follow its terrifying story into the land of the all-American damned.” —Walter Kirn, author of \u003ci\u003eUp in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eMule \u003c\/i\u003eis swift, taut, and relentless . . . A rip-roaring drug tale.” —Lauren Groff, author of \u003ci\u003eFates and Furies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “With adrenaline-infused sentences and a seat-gripping story line, \u003ci\u003eMule \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel that illuminates contemporary American desperation, both its dangerous precipices and its thrilling, overwhelming freedom.” —Dean Bakopoulos, author of \u003ci\u003eMy American Unhappiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179736678640,"sku":"9780547576992","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547576992_p0.jpg?v=1769915005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547576992","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}