{"product_id":"9781101547946","title":"The Train of Small Mercies","description":"In this stunning debut, David Rowell depicts disparate lives united in the extraordinary days that followed an American tragedy.\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","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120885252336,"sku":"9781101547946","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101547946_p0.jpg?v=1763688152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101547946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}