{"product_id":"9780451531445","title":"The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rich collection of classic American literature potraying the beauty of a 19th-century New England town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA female writer comes one summer to Dunnet Landing, a Maine seacoast town, where she follows the lonely inhabitants of once-prosperous coastal communities. Here, lives are molded by the long Maine winters, rock-filled fields and strong resourceful women. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout Sarah Orne Jewett’s novel and stories, these quiet tales of a simpler American life capture the inspirational in the everyday: the importance of honest friendships, the value of family, and the gift of community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Their counterparts are in every village in the world, thank heaven, and the gift to one’s life is only in its discernment.” \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Sarah Orne Jewett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Mass market (rack) paperback","offer_id":45894764560596,"sku":"9780451531445","price":8.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0cc81b7f-c686-4d5a-be1a-a18deed245a9.jpg?v=1732457455","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780451531445","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}