{"product_id":"book-bk6g","title":"Welcome Thieves","description":"Humor with a touch of the bittersweet is the hallmark of \u003ci\u003eWelcome Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, the adult fiction debut of acclaimed young adult author Sean Beaudoin. Edgy and profane, angry, bemused, and sardonic, these stories offer the listener a gallery of unforgettable characters—misfits, losers, fighters, dreamers—all of them variations on a central theme: laughing at the absurdity of life. There is a distinct surreal quality to some (including \u003ci\u003eExposure\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnd Now Let's Have Some Fun\u003c\/i\u003e), a strong sense of irony (as in \u003ci\u003eYou Too Can Graduate in Three Years with an Advanced Degree in Contextual Semiotics\u003c\/i\u003e), and moments of awkward and therefore very real grapplings with sex and romance (most especially in \u003ci\u003eThe Rescues\u003c\/i\u003e and the title story, \u003ci\u003eWelcome Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e). Sean Beaudoin is the author of five young adult novels which have been praised for their playfulness, their complexity (\"Beaudoin plays a Chandler hand with a Tarrantino smirk\" … Booklist), their originality (\" … wickedly unpredictable adventure\" … Publishers Weekly), and for the beauty of their language (\"Beaudoin plays language like Hendrix plays a guitar\" … BCCB). A former rock musician, he is a founding editor of the arts and culture website The Weeklings and lives in Seattle with his wife and daughter.","brand":"Highbridge Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49385230926128,"sku":"BDbk6g","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49385231024432,"sku":"ZEbk6g","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49385231057200,"sku":"ZMbk6g","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49385231089968,"sku":"40bk6g","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bk6g-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779011623","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bk6g","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}