{"product_id":"gadsby","title":"Gadsby","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can a town achieve when it trusts its young—and a novelist achieve when he gives up the letter E?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBranton Hills is growing fast, but John Gadsby needs a purpose. His wife, Ruth, encourages him to find work that restores his strength. He turns to the town’s young people, whose energy and talent suggest a hopeful answer: give them real responsibility and see what they can do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Gadsby gathers the young people into an organized group, older citizens question his trust. Can shared work win over the doubters? Ernest Vincent Wright tells this warm story of community under an extraordinary rule: the letter E never appears. Its absence shapes every sentence, giving familiar ideas unexpected turns of phrase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA purpose worth finding\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow John Gadsby as he seeks useful work through faith in the town’s young people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYouth with real responsibility\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet energetic youngsters who want more than encouragement: they want a chance to contribute.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA town learning trust\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch shared effort face the doubts of older citizens wary of giving youth responsibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne letter left out\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore a lipogram whose strict rule invites you to notice each unusual turn of phrase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarmth beyond the wordplay\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find a hopeful tale of friendship and work beneath the novel’s striking verbal challenge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love word games, literary curiosities, and warm-hearted old-fashioned stories, and for writers drawn to hard rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and enter a town where young people deserve a chance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534672953692,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/07369_en_ebook-front_c17.jpg?v=1792175068","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/gadsby","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}