{"product_id":"1933-was-a-bad-year","title":"1933 Was a Bad Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Either the work of John Fante is unknown to you or unforgettable. He was not the kind of writer to leave room in between.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoulder, Colorado. The Depression has hollowed out the town, and it's hollowing out the Molise family right along with it. Nick Molise, once a bricklayer, now scrapes by on pool-hall winnings and pride. His wife prays for a miracle that doesn't come. And his mother-in-law, Bettina, never wanted to leave Italy and never lets anyone forget it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of it all is seventeen-year-old Dominic -- a southpaw with a fastball he's sure will get him out of Boulder for good. While his father wants him hauling brick and mortar, Dominic dreams of the big leagues, bright lights, and a life bigger than the one closing in around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, aching, and unmistakably Fante, \u003ci\u003e1933 Was a Bad Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of a boy caught between his father's hard-earned realism and his own reckless hope -- and of a family holding on to each other because there's nothing else left to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836086464717,"sku":"9780876856550","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_f1c16bfa-1e09-48b3-a6c0-b278b7ea2cb9.jpg?v=1790992720","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/1933-was-a-bad-year","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}