{"product_id":"the-grand-scheme-of-things-paperback-1","title":"The Grand Scheme of Things - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Cedeño\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Bridgeport, a fictional college town in western New York, the residents of \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Scheme of Things\u003c\/i\u003e work against their limitations. Through illness, infidelities, enduring connection, and triumph, these characters and their friends, lovers, and children fight for themselves and each other through tragic, curious, or surreal circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"The Wash,\" when a woman's son is drowned by a dog in the Erie Canal, she finds comfort in the most surprising place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novella \"Cold Storage,\" set against the backdrop of campus Vietnam protests in 1971, portrays teenaged June as she leaves St. Barnabas Home for Unwed Mothers and considers returning to college, but arrives home to find her parents divorcing and her mother unrecognizably ill.\u003cp\u003eIn \"You Hear Night Sounds,\" a college student inherits a pet turkey from his late father-the only one who ever heard his disturbing confession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough the village in \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Scheme of Things\u003c\/i\u003e is small, what unravels has universal, historic, and lasting implications. These are stories of protest and growth, of loss and surrender, of acceptance and compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52959227904307,"sku":"9781957248530","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c83S9Fu63L9781957248530.webp?v=1768467250","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-grand-scheme-of-things-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}