{"product_id":"a-wild-winter-swan-9780063028890","title":"A Wild Winter Swan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter brilliantly reimagining the worlds of Oz, Wonderland, Dickensian London, and the Nutcracker, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e turns his unconventional genius to Hans Christian Andersen's \"The Wild Swans,\" transforming this classic tale into an Italian-American girl's poignant coming-of-age story, set amid the magic of Christmas in 1960s New York.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing her brother's death and her mother's emotional breakdown, Laura now lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in a lonely townhouse she shares with her old-world, strict, often querulous grandparents. But the arrangement may be temporary. The quiet, awkward teenager has been getting into trouble at home and has been expelled from her high school for throwing a record album at a popular girl who bullied her. When Christmas is over and the new year begins, Laura may find herself at boarding school in Montreal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly unmoored from reality through her panic and submerged grief, Laura is startled when a handsome swan boy with only one wing lands on her roof. Hiding him from her ever-bickering grandparents, Laura tries to build the swan boy a wing so he can fly home. But the task is too difficult to accomplish herself. Little does Laura know that her struggle to find help for her new friend parallels that of her grandparents, who are desperate for a distant relative's financial aid to save the family store. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he explores themes of class, isolation, family, and the dangerous yearning to be saved by a power greater than ourselves, Gregory Maguire conjures a haunting, beautiful tale of magical realism that illuminates one young woman's heartbreak and hope as she begins the inevitable journey to adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaguire, Gregory:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e--the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion pictures--\u003ci\u003eSon of a Witch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Lion Among Men\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOut of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHis series Another Day continues the story of Oz with \u003ci\u003eThe Brides of Maracoor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Oracle of Maracoor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Witch of Maracoor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand his other novels include \u003ci\u003eA Wild Winter Swan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Hiddensee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter Alice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMirror Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e. Some of his novels for children include \u003ci\u003eCress Watercress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Leaping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Egg \u0026amp; Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book \u003c\/i\u003eAward Honor. He lives in New England and France. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764107575570,"sku":"9780063028890","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d5d20c05-7b7c-4057-b573-d3c67928eeab.jpg?v=1764755912","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-wild-winter-swan-9780063028890","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}