{"product_id":"book-1cxf","title":"Searching for Terry Punchout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2026 CBC Canada Reads Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarden State meets King Leary in this slapshot debut novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Macallister's sportswriting career is about to end before it begins, but he's got one last shot-a Sports Illustrated profile about hockey's most notorious goon, the reclusive Terry Punchout-who also happens to be Adam's estranged father. Adam returns to Pennington, Nova Scotia, where Terry now lives in the local rink and drives the Zamboni. Going home means drinking with old friends, revisiting neglected relationships, and dealing with lingering feelings about his father and dead mother-and discovering that his friends and family are kinder and more complicated than he ever gave them credit for. \u003ci\u003eSearching for Terry Punchout\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming and funny tale of hockey, small-town Maritime life, and how, despite our best efforts, nothing can save us from becoming our parents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":51192303780144,"sku":"BD1cxf","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1cxf-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773641739","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1cxf","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}