{"product_id":"2940170656974","title":"Body \u0026 Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a boy, Claude Rawlings looks up through the grated window of his basement apartment to watch the world go by. Poor, lonely, supported by a taxi-driver mother whose eccentricities spin more and more out of control, he faces the terrible task of growing up on the margins of life, destined to be a spectator of that great world always hurrying out of reach. But there is an out-of-tune piano in the small apartment, and in unlocking the secrets of its keys, as if by magic, Claude discovers himself. He is a musical prodigy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBody amp; Soul\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a young man whose life is transformed by a gift. The gift is not without priceamp;mdash;the work is relentless, the teachers exactingamp;mdash;but the reward is a journey that takes him to the drawing rooms of the rich and powerful, private schools, a gilt-edged marriage, and Carnegie Hall. Claude moves through this life as if he were playing a difficult composition, swept up in its drama and tension, surprised by its grace notes. Music, here, becomes a character in its own right, equaled in strength only by the music of Frank Conroy's own unmistakable and true voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100697805040,"sku":"2940170656974","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170656974_p0.jpg?v=1763809362","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170656974","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}