{"product_id":"the-crash-palace-9781552454053","title":"The Crash Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE RELIT 2022 NOVEL AWARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA joy ride set on a crash course with the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudrey Cole has always loved to drive. Anytime, anywhere, any car: a questionable rustbucket, a family sedan, the SUV she was paid to drive around the oil fields. From the second she learned to drive, she’s always found a way to hit the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears ago, when she abandoned her oil field job, she found herself chauffeuring around the Lever Men, a B-list band relegated to playing empty dive bars in far-flung towns. That’s how she found herself at the Crash Palace, an isolated lodge outside the big city where people pay to party in the wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now, one night, while her young daughter is asleep at home, Audrey is struck by that old urge and finds herself testing the doors of parked cars in her neighbourhood. Before she knows it, she’s headed north in the dead of winter to the now abandoned Crash Palace in a stolen car, unable to stop herself from confronting her past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crash Palace\u003c\/em\u003e is a funny, moving, and surprising novel by the author of the Amazon First Novel Award–nominated \u003cem\u003eThe Milk Chicken Bomb\u003c\/em\u003e. Audrey is unlike any character you’ve met before, and you'll love being along for the ride.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Wedderburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42961063149686,"sku":"9781552454053","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_ad4efe74-6acb-4b1d-8322-b2e444b8d011.jpg?v=1767856011","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-crash-palace-9781552454053","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}