{"product_id":"visiting-tom-9780061894466","title":"Visiting Tom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Somewhere between Garrison Keillor's idyllic-sweet Lake Wobegon and the narrow-mindedness of Sinclair Lewis's Main Street lies the reality of small-town life. This is where Michael Perry lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perry can take comfort in the power of his writing, his ability to pull readers from all corners onto his Wisconsin spread, and make them feel right at home.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTuesdays with Morrie\u003c\/em\u003e meets Bill Bryson in \u003cem\u003eVisiting Tom\u003c\/em\u003e, another witty, poignant, and stylish paean to living in New Auburn, Wisconsin, from Michael Perry. The author of \u003cem\u003ePopulation: 485\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCoop\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTruck: A Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e, Perry takes us along on his uplifting visits with his octogenarian neighbor one valley over--and celebrates the wisdom, heart, and sass of a vanishing generation that embodies the indomitable spirit of small-town America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061894466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael Perry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140426236085,"sku":"9780061894466","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1aab51d1-f8db-458a-88b3-0ef1aeb29997.jpg?v=1695698939","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/visiting-tom-9780061894466","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}