{"product_id":"9781614520702","title":"Then the Bell","description":"From the author of the haunting novella \u003ci\u003eThe Castaway\u003c\/i\u003e comes a stirring memoir of a life spent fighting, both in and out of the ring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a child, Frank learns the art of boxing from his father, sparring in a home-built ring to the count of an egg timer. Soon the son overtakes the father, and the lessons end. But is he ready for the world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt boarding school in Japan, Frank befriends his witty classmate, a girl who leaves a lasting impression. Yet as their friendship starts to become something more, they choose to attend different schools, and life takes a new direction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonely and adrift at Oxford, Frank spies a flier on a pole: BOXING TEAM TRYOUTS. When he steps into the ring again (now facing an affable Brit), he finally finds a place, and a driving passion, working towards a year-end bout with rival Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears later, Frank is an ER doctor in a rough western town, taking care car wrecks and heart attacks, and starting a family. Then, out of the blue, he receives a message from the girl from boarding school: She has cancer, and is battling for her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDealing both with the trials of growing up and the realities of growing old, \u003ci\u003eThen the Bell\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to answer the question: when it is time to fight, how will you answer the call?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Huyler\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novella \u003ci\u003eCastaway\u003c\/i\u003e, the novels \u003ci\u003eRight of Thirst\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Laws of Invisible Things\u003c\/i\u003e, and a nonfiction book about his experiences in medicine, \u003ci\u003eThe Blood of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e. His poems and essays have appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an emergency physician and a professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHEN THE BELL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Masterful—the kind of story I love, with compelling characters and an “inside baseball” look at a sport in which I usually have no interest—boxing. Yet I read on, turning pages compulsively to the heart-wrenching end, and then felt bereft it was over.  Kudos to Frank Huyler. How does he practice and teach medicine and also manage to write gorgeous fiction?” — Sara Davidson, author of \u003ci\u003eLoose Change\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJoan: Forty Years of Life, Loss and Friendship with Joan Didion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR FRANK HUYLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dr. Huyler’s writing is quiet, precise, spellbinding from beginning to end … Easily holds with the best contemporary fiction.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Byliner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148281561328,"sku":"9781614520702","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614520702_p0.jpg?v=1763848759","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614520702","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}