In the cage : a novel / Kevin Hardcastle.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771961479 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 309 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A John Metcalf book". "A feared cage fighter in Mixed Martial Arts, Daniel is closing in on greatness—until an injury derails his career. Out of work in his country hometown, Daniel slips into the underworld, moonlighting as muscle for a childhood-friend-turned-mid-level-gangster. While his wife works nights and his twelve-year-old daughter gets into scraps of her own, Daniel tries to escape and build a nobler life for his family—but he sinks deeper into a violent, unpredictable world, soon sparking a conflict that can only be settled in blood."--Provided by the publisher. CatMonthString:september.17 Novel. |
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Subject: | Assassins > Fiction. Criminals > Fiction. Mixed martial arts > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Sechelt/Gibsons.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Gibsons Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Castlegar Public Library | FIC HAR (Text) | 35146002044022 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kitimat Public Library | Har (Text) | 32665002089987 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Williams Lake Branch | HAR (Text) | 33923005888601 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Perseus PublishingOne man's fight through poverty, crime, and violence to build a better life for his wife and daughter.
- Perseus Publishing
A feared cage fighter in Mixed Martial Arts, Daniel is closing in on greatnessâuntil an injury derails his career. Out of work in his country hometown, Daniel slips into the underworld, moonlighting as muscle for a childhood-friend-turned-mid-level-gangster. While his wife works nights and his twelve-year-old daughter gets into scraps of her own, Daniel tries to escape and build a nobler life for his familyâbut he sinks deeper into a violent, unpredictable world, soon sparking a conflict that can only be settled in blood.
Written with equal parts tenderness and horror, In the Cage weaves together a grittily masterful tale of violence, family, and resilience as Kevin Hardcastle penetrates what it means to survive in the rural underclass.