{"product_id":"the-brother-years-9781524748647","title":"The Brother Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Flies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInto the Savage Country\u003c\/i\u003e and co-creator of top-ten N\u003c\/b\u003ee\u003cb\u003etflix hit \u003ci\u003eOuter Banks\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful new novel of class striving and the precarious dynamics of brotherhood in the Chicago suburbs of the late 1970s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn our family, there was none of this crap about everyone being a winner, says Willie, the narrator, who looks back on his teen years--and his nearly mortal combat with his domineering older brother, Coyle. In the Brennan house four kids sleep in a single room, and are indoctrinated into The Methods, a system of achievement and relentless striving, laced with a potent, sometimes violent version of sibling rivalry. The family is overseen by a raging bull of a father, a South Side tough guy who knocks them sideways when they don''t perform well or follow his dictates. Rivals, enemies, and allies, the siblings contend with one another and their wealthy self-satisfied peers at New Trier, the famous upscale hi","brand":"Not Stated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50066971459927,"sku":"9781524748647","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781524748647.jpg?v=1740543982","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-brother-years-9781524748647","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}