{"product_id":"checker-and-the-derailleurs-9780061711374","title":"Checker and the Derailleurs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Ms. Shriver portrays [her characters] with psychological depth and wry humor, dramatizing a subject that's rarely been exploited in fiction, and pulling off a novel that not only works, but rocks.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Post-Birthday World\u003c\/em\u003e and the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin, a\u003c\/em\u003e tender, hilarious story of youth and envy, ambition and rock and roll, hero worship and heroism, and, especially, love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful and charismatic, nineteen-year-old Checker Secretti is the most gifted and original drummer that the club-goers of Astoria, Queens, have ever heard. When he plays, conundrums seem to solve themselves, brilliant thoughts spring to mind, and couples fall in love. The members of his band, The Derailleurs, are passionately devoted to their guiding spirit, as are all who fall under Checker's spell. But when another drummer, Eaton Striker, hears the prodigy play, he is pulled inexorably into Checker's orbit by a powerful combination of envy and admiration. Soon The Derailleurs, too, are torn apart by latent jealousies that Eaton does his utmost to bring alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lionel Shriver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061711374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShriver, Lionel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLionel Shriver\u003c\/strong\u003e has published many novels, a collection of essays, and a column in the S\u003cem\u003epectator \u003c\/em\u003esince 2017, and her journalism has been featured in publications including, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. The outdated meritocracy of intellectual achievement has made her a bestselling author multiple times and accorded her awards, including the Orange Prize, but she accepts that all of these accidental accolades are basically meaningless. She lives in Portugal and Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43144512864371,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5f50c67a-1f00-45e3-98ed-dec970b07bda.jpg?v=1750503159","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/checker-and-the-derailleurs-9780061711374","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}