{"product_id":"short-move-a","title":"Short Move, A","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is definitely a good book for football fans. But it's a great book for fans of men and boys, so many of them caught up in the dark world of dreams come true.--\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A Short Move\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to both the singular glory and the heavy cost of greatness. Katherine Hill uses the rhythms of the sports novel to explore everything from the complexities of masculinity to the illusion that is the American Dream--and makes the form her own in the process. This is a deeply felt and beautifully expansive novel, one that captures vital dimensions of American life.\"--\u003cb\u003eLaura van den Berg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In Katherine Hill's audacious new novel, \u003ci\u003eA Short Move\u003c\/i\u003e, football is not only the subject, but a lens through which Hill examines contemporary life under capitalism. In Hill's sharply observed, brilliant prose, this ur-American game ultimately becomes a metaphor for human relationships, for the ecstasy and vulnerability within the body, and for life itself. This is a beautifully written novel about loss and endurance, about men and women doing the best they can with the gifts they've been given.\"--\u003cb\u003eRen  Steinke\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFriendswood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Short Move\u003c\/i\u003e is an expansive and beautifully written novel. Through the story of star linebacker Mitch Wilkins, Katherine Hill explores the sacrifices men make to become legends, and the toll their fame takes on everyone close to them. This book is about more than just the complicated and contradictory life of a football star who wishes he were a better man; it is a profound depiction of masculinity, obsession, power, and the unexpected beauty we find even in our darkest hours.\"--\u003cb\u003eTom McAllister\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Safe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI submit that there is nothing you can't get to about American culture through sports, and I further submit, as evidence, Exhibit A: \u003ci\u003eA Short Move\u003c\/i\u003e, Katherine Hill's splendidly written and smartly observed second novel.--\u003cb\u003eDavid Shields\u003c\/b\u003e, director of \u003ci\u003eMarshawn Lynch: A History\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Planet: Facing Race During an NBA Season\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFans of sweeping family epics will enjoy this dissection of fame, sports, and the drive for connection.--\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a small Virginia town in 1971, a high school football star runs out on his pregnant girlfriend. Six years later, that child meets his father for the first time and discovers the athlete within. Before long he is on the fast-track to the NFL, coached by a relentless Vietnam veteran uncl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ig Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39329438302308,"sku":"9781632461032","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/short-move-a","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}