{"product_id":"9781565129054","title":"Walking Across Egypt","description":"\"An unpretentious, finely-crafted novel that will linger with the readers like the last strains of a favorite hymn. It is more enjoyable than a pitcher full of sweet tea and one of Mattie's home-cooked dinners.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal\u0026amp;Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe had as much business keeping a stray dog as she had walking across Egypt--which not so incidentally is the title of her favorite hymn. She's Mattie Rigsbee, an independent, strong-minded senior citizen, who at 78, might be slowing down just a bit. When young, delinquent Wesley Benfield drops in on her life, he is even less likely a companion than the stray dog. But, of course, the dog never tasted her mouth-watering pound cake....Wise witty, down-home and real, \u003ci\u003eWalking Across Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for everyone.","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137735082224,"sku":"9781565129054","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565129054_p0.jpg?v=1769899784","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565129054","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}