{"product_id":"the-bird-hotel-9781648210761","title":"The Bird Hotel","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnter the magical world of La Llorona with \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Joyce Maynard.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After a childhood filled with heartbreak, Irene, a talented artist, finds herself in a small Central American village where she checks into a beautiful but decaying lakefront hotel called La Llorona at the base of a volcano. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bird Hotel \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of this young American who, after suffering tragedy, restores and runs La Llorona. Along the way we meet a rich assortment of characters who live in the village or come to stay at the hotel. With a mystery at its center and filled with warmth, drama, romance, humor, pop culture, and a little magical realism, \u003ci\u003eThe Bird Hotel \u003c\/i\u003ehas all the hallmarks of a Joyce Maynard novel that have made her a leading voice of her generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bird Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e is a big, sweeping story spanning four decades, offering lyricism as well as whimsy. While the world \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Joyce Maynard brings to life on the page is rendered from her imagination, it's one informed by the more than twenty years of which she has spent a significant amount of her time in a small Mayan indigenous village in Guatemala. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e said, \"[Maynard] has an unswerving eye, a sharply perked ear, and the ability to keep her readers hanging on her words.\" \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e said of her: \"Maynard's spare prose packs a rich emotional punch.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648210761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs","brand":"Joyce Maynard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775943012533,"sku":"9781648210761","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1318c9d7-c38e-4650-953d-777a829591bd.jpg?v=1730821457","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bird-hotel-9781648210761","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}