{"product_id":"king-of-dirt-by-holden-sheppard-9781763516595","title":"King of Dirt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gritty and heartfelt gay coming-of-age story from the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eInvisible Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to Giacomo Brolo, aka Jack, who is a mess. He works piecemeal construction gigs in remote WA, drinks himself to oblivion and is estranged from his family and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut then Jack returns to his hometown of Geraldton for a family wedding. He hasn’t been back since he fled at the age of eighteen, and his past soon catches up with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTurns out Jack’s deeply conservative Italian family would prefer he remained in the closet. Then he finds out he may have conceived a son with his teenage girlfriend, and now Jack needs to convince her and her new husband that he’s fit to be a father figure. And whatever happened to Xavier, the former schoolmate who Jack was in love with and whose rejection spurred him to leave Geraldton in the first place?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs Jack doomed to live a dead-end life – or can he open himself up to the possibility of love, found family and connection?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47316000211180,"sku":"9781763516595","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24467103482815.jpg?v=1771361348","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/king-of-dirt-by-holden-sheppard-9781763516595","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}