{"product_id":"mendell-station-9781639736188","title":"Mendell Station","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A surprising and evocative debut.\" -Grace D. Li, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of PORTRAIT OF A THIEF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tender debut that follows a woman who, after her best friend's death, loses her faith and quits her job to join the postal service, quickly becoming an 'essential worker' as the city shuts down.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's January 2020, and Miriam is already getting a sense that the world might be ending. First, she learns that her best friend, Esther, has died. Then her faith in God-in everything, really-follows suit. Her job teaching Scripture at a private Christian school suddenly seems untenable, so she quits. Thankfully, the postal service is hiring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While Miriam finds comfort in her route, the mail truck can hardly outpace the memory of her lost friend and eroded faith. She finds herself composing letters to Esther that she will never deliver, reflecting on their shared childhoods and deep understanding of each other's difficult families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMendell Station\u003c\/i\u003e depicts one woman's deliverance through the peculiar rhythms of work, and the beauty found in small details and gestures, those quotidian labors of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639736188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"J. B. Hwang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45418984177845,"sku":"9781639736188","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_801ba95c-88b5-426c-840c-d2cae62126f5.jpg?v=1748390505","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mendell-station-9781639736188","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}