{"product_id":"the-widowers-tale-9780307456106","title":"The Widower's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e From the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThree Junes\u003c\/i\u003e Seventy-year-old Percy Darling is settling happily into retirement--reading novels, watching old movies, and swimming naked in his pond. But his routines are disrupted when he is persuaded to let a locally beloved preschool take over his barn. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Percy sees his rural refuge overrun by children, parents, and teachers, he must reexamine the solitary life he has made in the three decades since the sudden death of his wife. With equal parts affection and humor, Julia Glass spins a captivating tale about a man who can no longer remain aloof from his community, his two grown daughters, or--to his great shock--the precarious joy of falling in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307456106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.29w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2011 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julia Glass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273720688821,"sku":"9780307456106","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_509215c3-1122-43dd-9019-774612e2419b.jpg?v=1718082188","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-widowers-tale-9780307456106","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}