{"product_id":"the-rags-of-time-9780143117896","title":"The Rags of Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe magnificent conclusion of Maureen Howard's ambitious quartet of novels. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Maureen Howard is one of America's most esteemed authors, beloved both for the lyricism of her writing and her dazzling intellect. \u003ci\u003eThe Rags of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving meditation on memory and imagination that, in its interplay of history, politics, art and life, explores the very necessity of telling stories. Focusing on a New York writer with an ailing heart as she reviews her own history and the lives she imagined in her fiction, the novel interlaces the sorrows and consolations of private moments with the undeniable memory of the public record. The result is nothing less than a deeply profound exploration of American life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143117896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.68h x 5.05w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/31\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maureen Howard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700378693813,"sku":"9780143117896","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_13c0ca0e-daf6-4bed-8e70-f2fdcebcf32d.jpg?v=1728396902","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rags-of-time-9780143117896","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}