{"product_id":"book-bi45","title":"The Tragic Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragic Age \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant, debut coming-of-age novel about a misanthropic young man learning to love, trust, and truly be alive in an absurd world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Billy Kinsey, heir to a lottery fortune, part genius, part philosopher and social critic, full-time insomniac, and closeted rock drummer. Billy has decided that the best way to deal with an absurd world is to stay away from it. \u003ci\u003eDo not volunteer. Do not join in.\u003c\/i\u003e Billy will be the first to tell you it doesn't always work-not when your twin sister, Dorie, has died, not when your unhappy parents are at war with one another, not when frazzled soccer moms in two-ton SUVs are more dangerous than atom bombs, and not when your guidance counselor keeps asking why you haven't applied to college.ÒÇÇ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly's life changes when two people enter it. Twom Twomey is a charismatic renegade who believes that truly living means going a little outlaw. Twom and Billy become each other's benefactor and friend. At the same time, Billy is reintroduced to Gretchen Quinn, an old and adored friend of Dorie's. It is Gretchen who suggests to Billy that the world can be transformed by creative acts of the soul.ÒÇÇ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Twom, Billy visits the dark side. And with Gretchen, Billy experiences possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe knows that one path is leading him toward disaster and the other toward happiness. The problem is, Billy doesn't trust happiness. It's the age he's at-the tragic age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49300793033008,"sku":"BDbi45","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49300793164080,"sku":"ZEbi45","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49300793196848,"sku":"ZMbi45","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bi45-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775780281","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bi45","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}