{"product_id":"9781953387288","title":"The Red-Headed Pilgrim","description":"* “Most Anticipated Books of 2023” — \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * \"Page One\" feature at \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"12 Must-Read Books of January 2023\" — \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"Must-Read Paperbacks to Kick Off 2023\" — \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"30 Indie Books to Look Out for in 2023\" —\u003ci\u003eIndependent Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvocative, poignant, and resoundingly hilarious, \u003ci\u003eThe Red-Headed Pilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e is the tragicomic tale of an anxious red-head and his sordid pursuit of enlightenment and pleasure (not necessarily in that order).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a sunny day in a business park near Portland, Oregon, 42-year-old web developer Kevin Maloney is in the throes of an existential crisis that finds him shoeless in a field of Queen Anne’s lace, reflecting on the tumultuous events that brought him to this moment. Growing up in the suburbs, young Kevin suffered “a psychological break that ripped me from my humdrum existence” mainlining high fructose corn syrup and episodes of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. Thus begins a journey of hard-earned insights and sexual awakening that takes Kevin from angst-ridden Beaverton to the beaches of San Diego, a frontier-themed roadside attraction in Helena, Montana, and a hermetic shack on an organic lettuce farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything changes when Kevin falls in love with Wendy. After a chance tarot reading lands them on the frigid coast of Maine, their lives are unsettled by the birth of their daughter, Zoë, whose sudden presence is oftentimes terrifying, frequently disturbing, and yet—miraculously—always wondrous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red-Headed Pilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e is an irresistible novel of misadventure and new beginnings, of wanderlust and bad decisions, of parenthood and divorce, and of the heartfelt truths we unearth when we least expect it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eREAD AN EXCERPT:\u003cbr\u003e\"Hansel \u0026amp; Gretel\" excerpted from \u003ci\u003eThe Red-Headed Pilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Two Dollar Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046524862704,"sku":"9781953387288","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781953387288_p0.jpg?v=1769897438","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781953387288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}