{"product_id":"autumn-rounds-9781953861061","title":"Autumn Rounds","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartfelt masterpiece about the joys of travel, reading, and companionship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn rural Canada, dotted along the coast of a vast mauve river, live villagers of different stripes: a recently divorced hydroplane pilot, a factory-worker who closely resembles her fisherman husband, a probing motorcyclist with a pet St. Bernard, a pair of beautiful blonde joggers, and other curious characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor all their differences, each is brought together by a soft-spoken man, referred to only as \"the Driver,\" who travels up and down the coast each season, delivering books to areas not served by libraries and listening closely to the villager's tales and to their woes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis summer tour is bound to be different than all the rest. The Driver has made friends with a traveling band of musicians, jugglers, artists, and acrobats who decide to come along for a ride that the Driver has privately decided will be his last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJacques Poulin's compassionate prose delves into the hidden pains of aging and loss without losing sight of the tremendous joy that can be found in making the world a little more livable for other people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953861061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jacques Poulin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41261905739957,"sku":"9781953861061","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a1fc7075-22b8-4905-a213-d63211c75df7.jpg?v=1634653286","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/autumn-rounds-9781953861061","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}