{"product_id":"they-came-like-swallows-william-maxwell-paperback","title":"They Came Like Swallows -- William Maxwell, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSo Long, See You\u003c\/i\u003e Tomorrow--the heartbreaking story of an ordinary American family overtaken by the devastating flu epidemic of 1918. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"William Maxwell is one of the past half-century's unmistakably great novelists.\" ―\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo eight-year old Bunny Morison, his mother is an angelic comforter in whose absence nothing is real or alive. To his older brother, Robert, his mother is someone he must protect, especially since the deadly, influenza epidemic of 1918 is ravaging their small Midwestern town. To James Morison, his wife, Elizabeth, is the center of a life that would disintegrate all too suddenly were she to disappear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the eyes of these characters, William Maxwell creates a sensitive portrait of an American family and of the complex woman who is its emotional pillar. Beautifully observed, deftly rendering the civilities and constraints of a vanished era, \u003ci\u003eThey Came Like Swallows\u003c\/i\u003e measures the subterranean currents of love and need that run through all our lives. The result confirms Maxwell's reputation as one of the finest writers we have.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Maxwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/25\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\" H x 5.2\" L x 0.6\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780679772576\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68343065903408,"sku":"9780679772576","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780679772576.jpg?v=1794244820","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/they-came-like-swallows-william-maxwell-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}