{"product_id":"lifted-by-the-great-nothing-by-karim-dimechkie","title":"Lifted by the Great Nothing By Karim Dimechkie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA heartwarming, heartbreaking story of a young Lebanese-American man coming of age under a loving roof (and a very big lie) and coming to terms with his country's-and his own-violent past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMax lives with his father, Rasheed, a sweet, funny man who fled Lebanon's civil war for New Jersey when Max was a baby. Rasheed is enamoured of his idea of America - baseball and barbeques - and has tried to shed his Lebanese heritage completely. When we are in America, 'Reed' tells his son, we are Americans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRasheed has a singular purpose in life - to provide Max with a happy childhood. Though Max can't be made happy by the treehouse and musical instruments his father offers, he recognises his father's need and assures him - as sincerely as he is able - that he is indeed happy, 'too happy', as Reed would have it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMax has always believed his mother was murdered by burglars in Lebanon, but when he turns seventeen, he learns from Rasheed's ex-girlfriend that his father has been lying to him. Max's father has secrets dating from the war that have grave consequences relevant to Max's life today. As Max begins searching for the truth, from suburban America to Beirut and Paris, he unravels his true history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoignant, surprising and beguiling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLifted by the Great Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a tale of surprising love stories and unsettling misadventures, of re-evaluation and renewal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 23\/11\/2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eCategory:  Fiction, Coming of Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 294\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 215 x 135mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karim Dimechkie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340609077558,"sku":"9781408862025","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/1000pxx1000px-2023-10-26T095304.113.jpg?v=1698274785","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/lifted-by-the-great-nothing-by-karim-dimechkie","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}