{"product_id":"the-train-of-small-mercies-9780425247457","title":"The Train of Small Mercies","description":"In this stunning debut, David Rowell depicts disparate lives united in the extraordinary days that followed an American tragedy.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 8, 1968, as the train carrying Robert F. Kennedy's body travels from New York City to Washington D.C., the nation mourns the loss of a dream. As citizens congregate along the tracks to pay their respects, Michael Colvert, a New Jersey sixth grader, sets out to see his first dead body. Delores King creates a tangle of lies to sneak away from her controlling husband. Just arrived in the nation's capitol to interview for a nanny position with the Kennedy family, Maeve McDerdon must reconcile herself to an unknown future. Edwin Rupp's inaugural pool party takes a backseat to the somber proceedings. Jamie West, a Vietnam vet barely out of high school, awaits a newspaper interview meant to restore his damaged self-esteem. And Lionel Chase arrives at Penn Station for his first day of work--a staggering assignment as a porter aboard RFK's funeral train.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVID ROWELL is an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand has taught literary journalism at American University. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and sons. This is his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870333800722,"sku":"9780425247457","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff533af9-8299-46b3-a742-fa411af56680.jpg?v=1737800770","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-train-of-small-mercies-9780425247457","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}