{"product_id":"charming-billy-9781250881366","title":"Charming Billy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Award and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, \u003ci\u003eCharming Billy\u003c\/i\u003e is \"Alice McDermott's masterpiece\" (NPR).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a small bar somewhere in the Bronx, a funeral party has gathered to honor Billy Lynch. Through the night, his friends and family will weave together the tale of a husband, lover, dreamer, and storyteller, but also that of a hopeless drunk whose immense charm was but a veil over a lifetime of secrets and all-consuming sorrow. As they comfort his widow, the gentle Maeve, they remember as well his first love, Eva, who died of pneumonia, and whose ghost haunted his marriage and drove him to the bottle. Who is truly responsible for Billy's life and death, and what does it mean to mythologize a friend's suffering? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully written and teeming with fine portraits of Irish-American life in New York, \u003ci\u003eCharming Billy\u003c\/i\u003e is Alice McDermott's masterful and beloved novel about how a community can pin its dreams to one man, and how good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they were meant to hide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250881366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e78257 \/ Charming Billy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alice McDermott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729536094389,"sku":"9781250881366","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b012bf4d-8244-4063-9025-a8bf3de7a7bb.jpg?v=1675803309","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/charming-billy-9781250881366","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}