{"product_id":"the-train-of-small-mercies-paperback","title":"The Train of Small Mercies - 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\u003eDavid Rowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning debut, David Rowell depicts disparate lives united in the extraordinary days that followed an American tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 8, 1968, as the train carrying Robert F. Kennedy's body travels from New York City to Washington D.C., the nation mourns the loss of a dream. As citizens congregate along the tracks to pay their respects, Michael Colvert, a New Jersey sixth grader, sets out to see his first dead body. Delores King creates a tangle of lies to sneak away from her controlling husband. Just arrived in the nation's capitol to interview for a nanny position with the Kennedy family, Maeve McDerdon must reconcile herself to an unknown future. Edwin Rupp's inaugural pool party takes a backseat to the somber proceedings. Jamie West, a Vietnam vet barely out of high school, awaits a newspaper interview meant to restore his damaged self-esteem. And Lionel Chase arrives at Penn Station for his first day of work--a staggering assignment as a porter aboard RFK's funeral train.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID ROWELL is an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand has taught literary journalism at American University. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and sons. This is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52572232024371,"sku":"9780425247457","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/A_Nq-pQ_gC9780425247457.webp?v=1761382467","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-train-of-small-mercies-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}