{"product_id":"9781681143057","title":"Bill Hope: His Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York City, 1870s: From his cell in the gloomy prison known as the Tombs, young Bill Hope spills out in a torrent of words the story of his career as a thief and other adventures. The second novel in the Metropolis series. Bill discusses his experiences as a pickpocket and shoplifter; his scorn for snitches and bullies; his brutal treatment at Sing Sing and escape from another prison in a coffin; his forays into brownstones and polite society; his brief career on the stage playing himself; his loyalty to a man who has befriended him but may be trying to kill him; and his sojourn among the “loonies” in a madhouse, from which he emerges to face betrayal and death threats, and possible involvement in a murder. In the course of his adventures he learns how slight the difference is between criminal and law-abiding, insane and sane, vice and virtue—a lesson that reinforces what he learned on the streets. Driving him throughout is a fierce desire for better, a yearning to leave the crooked life behind, and a persistent and undying hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anaphora Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042541256944,"sku":"9781681143057","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681143057_p0.jpg?v=1763693107","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681143057","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}