{"product_id":"9781847654847","title":"Boy A","description":"WINNER OF THE WORLD BOOK DAY - BOOKS TO TALK ABOUT PRIZE 2008 WINNER OF THE JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE 2005 WINNER OF THE WAVERTON GOOD READ PRIZE 2005  ?A is for Apple.  A bad apple.?  Jack has spent most of his life in juvenile institutions, to be released with a new name, new job, new life. At 24, he is utterly innocent of the world, yet guilty of a monstrous childhood crime.   To his new friends, he is a good guy with occasional flashes of unexpected violence. To his new girlfriend, he is strangely inexperienced and unreachable. To his case worker, he's a victim of the system and of media-driven hysteria. And to himself, Jack is on permanent trial: can he really start from scratch, forget the past, become someone else? Is a new name enough? Can Jack ever truly connect with his new friends while hiding a monstrous secret?   This searing and heartfelt novel is a devastating indictment of society's inability to reconcile childhood innocence with reality.","brand":"Profile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136127975664,"sku":"9781847654847","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847654847_p0.jpg?v=1763751678","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847654847","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}