{"product_id":"9781432844363","title":"In the Midst of Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorldwide bestselling “dazzling storyteller” (Associated Press) Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Midst of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a minor traffic accident—which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster—a 60-year-old human rights scholar—hits the car of Evelyn Ortega—a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala—in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn. What at first seems just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and far more serious turn when Evelyn turns up at the professor’s house seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant Lucia Maraz—a 62-year-old lecturer from Chile—for her advice. These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil, sparking the beginning of a long overdue love story between Richard and Lucia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the timely issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees, the book recalls Allende’s landmark novel \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e in the way it embraces the cause of “humanity, and it does so with passion, humor, and wisdom that transcend politics” (Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eIn the Midst of Winter \u003c\/i\u003ewill stay with you long after you turn the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thorndike Press Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026974032112,"sku":"9781432844363","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781432844363_p0.jpg?v=1763750147","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781432844363","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}