{"product_id":"haymaker-paperback-softback-9780875807195","title":"Haymaker (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875807195","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHaymaker\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Schuitema (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875807195\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 April 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtful fiction with an unusual political twist on the theme of insiders vs. outsiders.\u003c\/p\u003e (Kirkus Reviews) \u003cp\u003eA read to pair with classic works of Paine, maybe a bit of Orwell and most certainly with Rand, Schuitema's first novel resonates as a real-life American example of the current and changing state of democracy, and what real Americans across demographics believe that term to mean. Yet, it reads as an engaging short story with a weaving, character-driven plot and not a word out of place.\u003c\/p\u003e (Chicago Book Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaymaker\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining book for people who like a little politics in their fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e (National Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaymaker\u003c\/i\u003e is as dazzling and overpowering as a Michigan winter and a powerful debut into the world of novel writing.\u003c\/p\u003e (Rain Taxi) \u003cp\u003eSchuitema has crafted a description of contemporary small-town life that is easily transferred anywhere in the United States.... A flat-out good read.\u003c\/p\u003e (Foreword Reviews)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a political culture infused with debates about personal liberties, the role of government, and even the definition of \"freedom\" itself, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaymaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e tells the story of an isolated Michigan town that becomes the flashpoint for some of the principal ideological debates of our day.\u003c\/b\u003e When a libertarian organization selects the town as its flagship community, hundreds of its members migrate and settle within the town's borders. The resulting clash with local townspeople is violent and impassioned, even as the line that divides the two sides increasingly blurs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story follows characters on both of these sides: an eccentric millionaire known as The Man in White, who is still viewed as an outsider even after living in Haymaker for thirty years; a policewoman trained in hostage and suicide negotiations who questions raising children in this new environment; a teenage girl devoted to basketball and her desire to leave home, who has a close but complicated relationship with her uncle, a local who fistfights outsiders in an annual challenge; a libertarian PR expert, just hoping to calm the storm; and the town's mayor, who owns a local diner and is raising a baby daughter as her husband becomes tragically unhinged. A town first settled by lumberjacks, prostitutes, and roughnecks, Haymaker's present becomes as volatile as its past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaymaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the failure of best intentions and the personal freedom of individuals to do good or to harm. This witty and politically charged novel will certainly appeal to Michiganders and Midwesterners, but will also interest those looking for an entertaining fictional account of a situation that could plausibly play out in one of the many small, remote towns in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584761360664,"sku":"9780875807195","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/haymaker-paperback-softback-9780875807195","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}