{"product_id":"9781504006330","title":"September Song: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of America’s most acclaimed authors comes a masterful collection of bittersweet tales about the autumn of life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the exquisite title story, seventy-six-year-old Virginia Tyler will finally marry the love of her life—as soon as she finds the courage to leave her husband of almost fifty years. In “The Apple of Discord,” a Hudson Valley farmer, heartsick that none of his three daughters or their husbands wants to keep the family orchard, commits an act of desperation.“Vissi d’Arte” is the poignant story of a husband whose belief that his wife is destined to become a world-famous painter borders on the delirious. In “A Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man,” an aging writer realizes that the young reporter sent from the big-city newspaper to interview him is gathering material for his obituary. The lies he tells her are a delicious act of defiance. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e By turns tender, funny, and sad, \u003ci\u003eSeptember Song \u003c\/i\u003eis William Humphrey at his most eloquent and empathetic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Humphrey including rare photos form the author’s estate.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180318376176,"sku":"9781504006330","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504006330_p0.jpg?v=1769896845","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504006330","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}