{"product_id":"car-trouble-9780062848499","title":"Car Trouble","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Rorke\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Family Life - Siblings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicky Flynn is coming of age in 1970s Brooklyn, riding into his sophomore year at St. Michaels, the last hurrah of the Diocesan school system. A budding young actor, Nicky is at once sensitive, resilient, exasperated, and keenly observant--especially when it comes to his father, Patrick. Undeniably enigmatic, and coasting on vanity, charm, and desperation, \"Himself,\" as Nicky calls his father, is given to picking up old junker cars for cheap at NYPD auctions--each sputtering, tail-finned treasure subsidized by poker games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Patrick, these chrome glamour tanks are his obsessions, repairable reminders of the past when he was young, and everything seemed new and gleaming and possible--before he had a family. For Nicky, each one is a milestone. Whether it's a harrowing joy ride or a driving lesson, they're unforgettable markers on his path toward an unpredictable future. But as Patrick's compulsions slide into alcoholism and violence, Nicky, his mother, and his sisters brace themselves for an inevitable sharp turn in their rattled lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated with humor and a rueful awareness, \u003cem\u003eCar Trouble\u003c\/em\u003e is an exhilarating novel about acceptance, regret, compassion, and finding your authentic adult self amid the rubble and rumble of growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354798645399,"sku":"9780062848499","price":1196.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780062848499.webp?v=1767105550","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/car-trouble-9780062848499","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}