{"product_id":"the-beginning-of-spring-9780544484115","title":"The Beginning of Spring","description":"\u003cb\u003eShort-listed for the Booker Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fitzgerald was the author of several slim, perfect novels. \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Flower\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e both had me abuzz for days the first time I read them. She was curiously perfect.\"-- Teju Cole, author of \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Writing so precise and lilting it can make you shiver.\" -- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e March 1913. Moscow is stirring herself to meet the beginning of spring. English painter Frank Reid returns from work one night to find that his wife has gone away; no one knows where or why, or whether she'll ever come back. All Frank knows for sure is that he is now alone and must find someone to care for his three young children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Into Frank's life comes Lisa Ivanovna, a quiet, calming beauty from the country, untroubled to the point of seeming simple. But is she? And why has Frank's bookkeeper, Selwyn Crane, gone to such lengths to bring these two together? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition features an introduction by Andrew Miller, author of \u003ci\u003ePure\u003c\/i\u003e, along with new cover art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544484115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Penelope Fitzgerald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638478139548,"sku":"9780544484115","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ff33df6d-0515-443f-b999-2c4ea8883047.jpg?v=1603847386","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beginning-of-spring-9780544484115","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}