{"product_id":"the-memory-of-running","title":"The Memory of Running","description":"\"Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians.\" —Stephen King\n\nEvery so often, a novel comes along that captures the public’s imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLarty’s The Memory of Running is this decade’s novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson \"Smithy\" Ide is a loser. An overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk, Smithy’s life becomes completely unhinged when he loses his parents and long-lost sister within the span of one week. Rolling down the driveway of his parents’ house in Rhode Island on his old Raleigh bicycle to escape his grief, the emotionally bereft Smithy embarks on an epic, hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary journey of discovery and redemption.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143036688\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0143036688.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:McLarty, Ron\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41566624612410,"sku":"DBV.0143036688.A","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0143036688-0.jpg?v=1785381217","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-memory-of-running","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}