The Coward

The Coward
Jarred McGinnis
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h198 x 129mm - 320pg
7 Jul 2022 UK
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9781838851545
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Question: What' s worse than being in a wheelchair? Answer: Being a fuck-up in a wheelchair. After a car accident Jarred discovers he' ll never walk again. Confined to a ' giant roller-skate' , he finds himself with neither money nor job. Worse still, he' s forced to live back home with the father he hasn' t spoken to in ten years. Add in a shoplifting habit, an addiction to painkillers and the fact that total strangers now treat him like he' s an idiot, it' s a recipe for self-destruction. How can he stop himself careering out of control? As he tries to piece his life together again, he looks back over his past - the tragedy that blasted his family apart, why he ran away, the damage he' s caused himself and others - and starts to wonder whether, maybe, things don' t always have to stay broken after all. The Coward is about hurt and forgiveness. It' s about how the world treats disabled people. And it' s about how we write and rewrite the stories we tell ourselves about our lives - and try to find a happy ending.
This beautiful book is a testament to the way people can, in spite of everything, reforge shattered emotional bonds and repair seemingly doomed relationships. You won' t find a more uplifting read in these dark times -- IRVINE WELSH Laceratingly funny, beautiful and true, true, true - right into its very human and very twisted heart. Read this book -- A. L. KENNEDY Both absolutely devastating and ridiculously funny, sometimes within the span of a single paragraph. You' ll want to murder McGinnis' mouthy anti-hero and also take him out for several pints. A big-hearted, quick-witted sucker punch of a first novel; readers who like their brutal honesty with a side of hope are really going to love The Coward -- JAN CARSON A raw and unflinching look at a broken father-son relationship. At times viscerally honest but always gripping as the difficult journey to redemption and hope takes place against a backdrop of addiction, recrimination and an emotionally troubled history. Jarred McGinnis finds truth and humour in the brutal honesty that makes for a compelling read -- MARK STRONG Brutal, tender, moving and funny. Life as a novel -- C. D. ROSE
Jarred McGinnis is the co-founder of The Special Relationship, which was chosen for the British Council' s International Literature Showcase. His short fiction has been commissioned for BBC Radio 4 and appeared in literary journals in the UK, Canada, USA and Ireland. He is an Associate Writer for Spread the Word, a fellow of the London Library' s Emerging Writer Programme and a Writer-in-Residence for First Story. He also has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, but mostly he inspires the able-bodied by using public transport and taking his daughters to the playground. wickedtomocktheafflicted. com
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781838851545
Published: 7 Jul 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 320

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