{"product_id":"the-train-of-small-mercies-9780425247457","title":"The Train of Small Mercies","description":"In this stunning debut, David Rowell depicts disparate lives united in the extraordinary days that followed an American tragedy.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 8, 1968, as the train carrying Robert F. Kennedy's body travels from New York City to Washington D.C., the nation mourns the loss of a dream. As citizens congregate along the tracks to pay their respects, Michael Colvert, a New Jersey sixth grader, sets out to see his first dead body. Delores King creates a tangle of lies to sneak away from her controlling husband. Just arrived in the nation's capitol to interview for a nanny position with the Kennedy family, Maeve McDerdon must reconcile herself to an unknown future. Edwin Rupp's inaugural pool party takes a backseat to the somber proceedings. Jamie West, a Vietnam vet barely out of high school, awaits a newspaper interview meant to restore his damaged self-esteem. And Lionel Chase arrives at Penn Station for his first day of work--a staggering assignment as a porter aboard RFK's funeral train.\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 06\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425247457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"David Rowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44833749631157,"sku":"9780425247457","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_53b1da70-9fdd-4952-82ea-8257b1b355d2.jpg?v=1732029971","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-train-of-small-mercies-9780425247457","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}