{"product_id":"9781555976262","title":"It's Fine By Me : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIt's Fine By Me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Per Petterson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Reading a Petterson novel is like falling into a northern landscape painting—all shafts of light and clear palpable chill.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFans of Per Petterson's other books in English will be delighted by this opportunity to observe Arvid Jansen in his youth from a fresh perspective. In \u003ci\u003eIt's Fine By Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Arvid befriends a boy named Audun. On Audun's first day of school he refuses to talk or take off his sunglasses; there are stories he would prefer to keep to himself. Audun lives with his mother in a working-class district of Oslo. He delivers newspapers and talks for hours about Jack London and Ernest Hemingway with Arvid. But he's not sure that school is the right path for him and feels that life holds other possibilities. Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, \u003ci\u003eIt's Fine By Me \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI Curse the River of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eIt's Fine By Me\u003c\/i\u003e . . . convey[s] those ordinary experiences close to Petterson's heart: the pleasure, for example, in the midst of domestic strife, of slowly and very carefully rolling a good cigarette, brewing the perfect coffee and settling down on the sofa with a fine book, like this one.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eIt's Fine By Me\u003c\/i\u003e is many things--an engaging coming-of-age tale, a writer's halting journey and a story of family drama and the inevitable stages of grief. With Audun Sletten Petterson has created a hero with gutsy resilience and a nose for the truth of things. You'd like to meet him on a street in your own home town.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781555976262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40593785454798,"sku":"9781555976262","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f1de336f-df18-4f94-b99b-031b9402928e.jpg?v=1637793520","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781555976262","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}