{"product_id":"knock-on-any-door-by-willard-motley-1960-paperback-signet","title":"Knock on Any Door by Willard Motley [1960 PAPERBACK] • Signet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnock on Any Door by Willard Motley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVINTAGE PAPERBACK [1960] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSIGNET BOOKS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e15th Signet mass market paperback printing circa 1960's .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage paperback in very good condition.  Corner crease to front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReads clean with a few worn edges \/ some discoloration to text block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWillard Motley's 1947 best seller shocked the nation with its harsh depiction of the dark underbelly of the American dream. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnock on Any Door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dramatizes young immigrant Nick Romano's struggle to survive when his father's business folds, leaving his family with no choice but to move to a poor neighborhood across town. A series of petty crimes land the former Catholic altar boy in reform school, where forceful \"rehabilitation\" only creates a hardened and resistant spirit among the inmates. Once released, Nick returns to Chicago, where family conflicts and a brief, tragic marriage spiral him further downward, culminating in his arrest for the murder of a police officer. The whole city watches the thrilling legal battle unfold as Nick takes the stand to fight for his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotley researched his novel on the streets of his native Chicago, talking to immigrants about their experiences and visiting juveniles in Illinois's youth detention centers. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnock on Any Door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Motley creates a painfully vivid picture of poverty, the struggle for ethnic identity, and the flaws of the penal system in urban America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67637645115641,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/knockonanydoor-1.jpg?v=1794177679","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/knock-on-any-door-by-willard-motley-1960-paperback-signet","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}