{"product_id":"bridgeport-bus-9780140055665","title":"Bridgeport Bus","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Maureen Howard\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Agnes Keely is finally leaving home, ditching her Irish Catholic upbringing, her widowed mother, and the emptiness of small-town life for the chaos of Manhattan. Her journey will alter many lives: Lydia, whose crazed husband is confined at Shay Acres; Stanley, the dreaming commercial artist who brings his eager body to her virginal bed; and a ragtag array of artists and poets. Choosing her own way, Mary Agnes taps hidden resources in a gradual process of creative self-discovery realizing triumphantly that \"it was no great sin to be, at last, alone.\"Stylistically original, laced with Howard's characteristic irony and sharp wit, \u003cb\u003eBridgeport Bus\u003c\/b\u003e illustrates why \"Maureen Howard belongs on any list of the best American novelist practicing today\" (Robie Maccauley, \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408422658199,"sku":"9780140055665","price":1888.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780140055665.webp?v=1767309864","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bridgeport-bus-9780140055665","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}