{"product_id":"every-last-cuckoo-9781565126756","title":"Every Last Cuckoo","description":"Sarah Lucas imagined the rest of her days would be spent living peacefully in her rural Vermont home in the steadfast company of her husband. But now, with Charles's sudden passing, seventy-five-year-old Sarah is left inconsolably alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs grief settles in, Sarah's mind lingers on her past: her imperfect but devoted fifty-year marriage to Charles; the years they spent raising their three very different children; and her childhood during the Great Depression, when her parents opened their home to countless relatives and neighbors. So, when a variety of wayward souls come seeking shelter in Sarah's own big, empty home, her past comes full circle. As this unruly flock forms a family of sorts, they-with Sarah-nurture and protect one another, all the while discovering their unsuspected strengths and courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of Jane Smiley and Sue Miller, Kate Maloy has crafted a wise and gratifying novel about a woman who gracefully accepts a surprising new role just when she though her best years were behind her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Maloy is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eA Stone Bridge North: Reflections in a New Life.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has been published online in \u003ci\u003eLiterary Mama\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVerbSap\u003c\/i\u003e and in the \u003ci\u003eReaderville Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and the anthologies \u003ci\u003eFor Keeps\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChoice.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives with her husband on the central coast of Oregon. Author Web site: www.katemaloy.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649196364050,"sku":"9781565126756","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2c63901-51df-4b26-a471-0e814fcecf2e.jpg?v=1733256954","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/every-last-cuckoo-9781565126756","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}