{"product_id":"when-on-high","title":"When On High","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timely and poignant story of masculinity, addiction and grief told from the perspectives of two Jewish-American brothers coming of age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhillip grows up in the glow of his mother's adoration, moulded by her praise and attention into a young man who values intellect above all else. However, his introspective mind soon becomes a prison, one that distances him from the rest of the world – socially, romantically, politically – and can only be escaped using drugs and alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outsider to the closeness shared by Phillip and their mother, elder brother Donald is shaped by the long-distance phone calls he receives from their absentee father. This father-son bond feels entirely predicated on Donald's success on the wrestling mat, where he spends his teenage years grappling with competitors and his sense of self. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter an unexpected family tragedy strikes, the brothers are pulled apart and reunited over the course of their lives, forcing them to reckon with the legacy that they've inherited. A novel that is as much family saga as cultural excavation of modern masculinity, \u003cem\u003eWhen On High\u003c\/em\u003e asks what it means to become men in a country losing grip with what a man should be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oldcastle Books \/ VERVE Books","offers":[{"title":"B Format Paperback","offer_id":57374022369605,"sku":"9780857309181","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/1497\/6069\/files\/9780857309181.jpg?v=1773398660","url":"https:\/\/shop.oldcastlebooks.co.uk\/products\/when-on-high","provider":"Oldcastle Books \/ VERVE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}