âFans of Palahniuk and Irvine Welsh will relish the graphic fight sequences and gritty social commentaryâ in this novel about two very different young men (Rocky Mountain News).
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Everything has been handed to Paul Harris, the son of a wealthy southern Ontario businessman. But after a vicious beating shakes his world, he descends into the realm of hardcore bodybuilders and boxing gyms, seeking to become a real man, reveling in suffering.
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Rob Tully, a working-class teenager from upstate New York, is a born boxer. He trains with his father and uncle, who believe a gift like his can change their livesâbut he struggles under the weight of their expectations.
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Now these two young menâs paths are about to cross . . .
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