{"product_id":"9781956763737","title":"The Bird Hotel","description":"Author: Joyce Maynard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781956763737\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnter the magical world of La Llorona with\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Joyce Maynard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After a childhood filled with heartbreak, Irene, a talented artist,finds herself in a small Central American village where she checks into a beautiful but decaying lakefront hotel called La Llorona at the base of a volcano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bird Hotel\u003c\/i\u003etells the story of this young American who, after suffering tragedy, restores and runsLa Llorona. Along the way we meet a rich assortment of characters who live in the village or come to stay at the hotel. With a mystery at its center and filled with warmth, drama, romance, humor, pop culture, and a little magical realism,\u003ci\u003eThe Bird Hotel\u003c\/i\u003ehas all the hallmarks of a Joyce Maynard novel that have made her a leading voice of her generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bird Hotel\u003c\/i\u003eis a big, sweeping story spanning four decades, offering lyricism as well as whimsy. While the world\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling authorJoyce Maynard brings to life on the page is rendered from her imagination, it's one informed by the more than twenty years of which she has spent a significant amount of her time in a small Mayan indigenous village in Guatemala.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003esaid, \"[Maynard] has an unswerving eye, a sharply perked ear, and the ability to keep her readers hanging on her words.\"\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003esaid ofher: \"Maynard's spare prose packs a rich emotional punch.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875642626206,"sku":"ADS-9781956763737","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781956763737.jpg?v=1779754417","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781956763737","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}