{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-west-tenth-street-9780061669170","title":"The Ballad of West Tenth Street","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time in Manhattan . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . there stood a pair of fine old brick townhouses on West Tenth Street. One had a blue door with a tarnished brass knocker in the shape of a dolphin. The other was empty. Behind the blue door lived Sadie, the widow of a famous British rocker who died of an overdose, and two of her children, Hamish and Deen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe children manage to muddle along as best they can with a loving but distracted mother. But their whole world changes when the house next door gets a new owner--a mysterious Southerner who quickly endears himself to his new neighbors, taking them--and their friends--under his protective wing. In doing so, he transforms everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagical, lively, lovely, and unique, \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of West Tenth Street\u003c\/em\u003e is a contemporary urban fairy tale that delightfully reimagines real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061669170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.38w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2008 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2009 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2008 pg. 1272\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marjorie Kernan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316407492789,"sku":"9780061669170","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3385ef3c-8200-459d-a8c3-2954fac52daa.jpg?v=1745330959","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-ballad-of-west-tenth-street-9780061669170","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}