{"product_id":"9781101199473","title":"Songs in Ordinary Time","description":"It's the summer of 1960 in Atkinson, Vermont. Maria Fermoyle is a strong but vulnerable divorced woman whose loneliness and ambition for her children make her easy prey for dangerous con man Omar Duvall. Marie's children are Alice, seventeen\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003einvolved with a young priest; Norm, sixteen\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ehotheaded and idealistic; and Benny, twelve\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eisolated and misunderstood, and so desperate for his mother's happiness that he hides the deadly truth he knows about Duvall. We also meet Sam Fermoyle, the children's alcoholic father; Sam's brother-in-law, who makes anonymous \"love\" calls from the bathroom of his failing appliance store; and the Klubock family, who\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ein contrast to the Fermoyles\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003elive an orderly life in the house next door.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongs in Ordinary Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful epic of the everyday, illuminating the kaleidoscope of lives that tell the compelling story of this unforgettably family. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116400034032,"sku":"9781101199473","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101199473_p0.jpg?v=1763685812","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101199473","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}