The Hard-Place Boy

Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, Coming of Age
Cover of the book The Hard-Place Boy by Tom Dalton, Iguana Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Tom Dalton ISBN: 9781771800945
Publisher: Iguana Books Publication: February 3, 2015
Imprint: Iguana Books Language: English
Author: Tom Dalton
ISBN: 9781771800945
Publisher: Iguana Books
Publication: February 3, 2015
Imprint: Iguana Books
Language: English

Three-and-a-half-year-old Michael Murphy is a pain in the ass. He sure shouldn’t be invited to any more weddings; last one he kicked the man his mother married in the shins. All he does is piss and moan, and he won't eat anything his mother cooks. For the life of him, he can’t understand why his new grandmother would try to smother him with a pillow. Through it all, Michael is a fighter — he survives malnutrition and double pneumonia before his first day at a one-room schoolhouse on the Pinch in late 1950s Newfoundland. Then there’s a baseball bat, a hammer, a hatchet, some inconvenient fresh cow patties, a binge-drinking father and an ever-pregnant mother… The hard-place boy faces the same choice day after day: to buckle down and become a positive help to his family, or continue down a devilishly contrarian and obstructive path.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Three-and-a-half-year-old Michael Murphy is a pain in the ass. He sure shouldn’t be invited to any more weddings; last one he kicked the man his mother married in the shins. All he does is piss and moan, and he won't eat anything his mother cooks. For the life of him, he can’t understand why his new grandmother would try to smother him with a pillow. Through it all, Michael is a fighter — he survives malnutrition and double pneumonia before his first day at a one-room schoolhouse on the Pinch in late 1950s Newfoundland. Then there’s a baseball bat, a hammer, a hatchet, some inconvenient fresh cow patties, a binge-drinking father and an ever-pregnant mother… The hard-place boy faces the same choice day after day: to buckle down and become a positive help to his family, or continue down a devilishly contrarian and obstructive path.

More books from Iguana Books

Cover of the book Dancing with the Vodka Terrorists by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Immortal Highway by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book The Curse of the Lost White City by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Walking with Albert by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book From Calcedonies to Orchids by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Smoke and Mirrors by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Lucifer by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Roman Spaces by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Beyond Vision by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Research for Europe by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book A Princess in Disguise by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Space Lift by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Dragon Whisperer by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Lessons Learned by Tom Dalton
Cover of the book Catch Me the Moon by Tom Dalton
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy