{"product_id":"getting-huge-paperback","title":"Getting Huge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis often-comic novel is for all who have worked with the wrong people in the wrong place, and ached to escape--to start something new and find a sense of belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as backyard diversion swells into a hilarious and absurd obsession: to grow the world's largest pumpkin and, with the help of an entrepreneur friend, build a pumpkin empire to make everything from snacks to toilet paper. All to win him fame and fortune (and perhaps the affection of an alluring neighbor). Reverend John Crackstone sees his pumpkins, especially the giant named Schwartz, as his shot at greatness. And it becomes his chance to flip the tables on his affluent and perpetually disappointed deacons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile often comic, \u003ci\u003e Getting Huge\u003c\/i\u003e resonates with the Great Resignation and quiet quitting, as it shows how the pursuit of other people's goals and ideas of success can cloud judgment. Until we are jolted into clarity and head for the hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow John Crackstone's humorous eight-month adventure from Easter morning to Christmas Eve in a stumbling pursuit of success and sense of belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Young wrote the novel \u003ci\u003eWhen the Coin is in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Fire in the Field and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He graduated from Indiana University and Emerson College (MFA), taught English, and worked as a copywriter and creative director. After 20 years in Massachusetts, he now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42171028930695,"sku":"9781771837798","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2e2bd6d97f4c91bc7ef225fa78034d6a.webp?v=1733352581","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/getting-huge-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}