{"product_id":"9780307955722","title":"Evel Knievel Days: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically-acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eRed Weather\u003c\/i\u003e comes a heartwarming, witty story of immigration and belonging, false starts and new beginnings, and finding out what home truly means\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Khosi Saqr has always felt a bit out of place in Butte, Montana, hometown of motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel.  Half-Egyptian, full of nervous habits, raised by a single mother, owner of a name that no one can pronounce -- Khosi has never quite managed to fit in. But when a mysterious stranger arrives in town (and Khosi's longtime love uses Butte's annual festival, Evel Knievel Days, as a time to announce her impending marriage to someone else), Khosi takes his first daredevil like risk, and travels to Egypt to find his father -- and a connection to his heritage. \u003cbr\u003e   What he discovers, in Cairo, is much more startling than he'd imagined it could be. The city is a thrilling mix of contradictions -- and locating his father turns out to be the easy part. Through mistaken identity, delicious food, and near tragedy, Khosi and his parents rediscover what it means to be connected to each other, to a family, and to a culture.\u003cbr\u003e   The timely story of a young man searching for his roots, and along the way finding his identity, \u003ci\u003eEvel Knievel Days\u003c\/i\u003e is Khosi’s charming and funny journey to learn where he came from, and who he is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A funny, heart-warming, compulsively readable novel about the unbreakable bonds of family — and baklava.”    \u003cbr\u003e—Garth Stein, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Racing in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548167098609,"sku":"9780307955722","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780307955722_p0.jpg?v=1765409556","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307955722","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}