{"product_id":"1933-was-a-bad-year-john-fante","title":"1933 was a Bad Year \/ John Fante","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack Sparrow Press, 1985. Fifth printing. Some edge wear and rubbing of covers. VG-. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoulder, Colorado. The Depression has hollowed out the town, and it's hollowing out the Molise family right along with it. Nick Molise, once a bricklayer, now scrapes by on pool-hall winnings and pride. His wife prays for a miracle that doesn't come. And his mother-in-law, Bettina, never wanted to leave Italy and never lets anyone forget it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the middle of it all is seventeen-year-old Dominic — a southpaw with a fastball he's sure will get him out of Boulder for good. While his father wants him hauling brick and mortar, Dominic dreams of the big leagues, bright lights, and a life bigger than the one closing in around him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFunny, aching, and unmistakably Fante, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e1933 Was a Bad Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a story of a boy caught between his father's hard-earned realism and his own reckless hope — and of a family holding on to each other because there's nothing else left to hold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57050597818534,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/1933.webp?v=1787077558","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/1933-was-a-bad-year-john-fante","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}