{"product_id":"the-folded-leaf-william-maxwell-paperback","title":"The Folded Leaf -- William Maxwell, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSo Long, See You Tomorrow \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a poignant novel about the innocence of childhood and the unspoken bonds of friendship.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A subtle, sensitive, beautifully written story.\" \u003ci\u003e--Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Illinois in the 1920s, William Maxwell's serenely observed yet deeply affecting novel traces the evolution of the unusual bond between two very different boys. Lymie Peters is thin, flat-chested, inept at sports, and a straight-A student. Spud Latham is an extrovert, physically everything that Lymie would like to be, with a streak of the unruly in his nature. Their friendship, which they do not think about but merely accept the way they accept the fact that one day follows another, lasts through high school and into college--until Spud falls in love. When he mistakes the girl's fondness for Lymie and Lymie's for her for something more, his distrust is impenetrable. And although the resulting rift is in part Lymie's doing, it proves to be more than he can bear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the keen eye for emotional nuance for which Maxwell is renowned, \u003ci\u003eThe Folded Leaf\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the heartbreaking aftermath of devotion and betrayal and the momentous passage from adolescence to adulhood.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Maxwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/1\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.1\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780679772569\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67162292093232,"sku":"9780679772569","price":21.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780679772569.jpg?v=1782748909","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-folded-leaf-william-maxwell-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}