{"product_id":"the-walking-people-9780547336121","title":"The Walking People","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Beth Keane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautifully-crafted story reminiscent of the best Mary Gordon or John McGahern or Claire Keegan. She s got heart and subtlety all at once.\" Colum McCann, author of\u003ci\u003e Let the Great World Spin \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in the west of Ireland until she found herself on a ship bound for New York. Once landed America, Greta falls in love, raises her own family, and earns her own living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe longs to return to Ireland, to show her family what she has made of herself, but a secret in her past forces her to keep her life in New York separate and tears her from the people she holds closest. Even fifty years later, when the Ireland of her memory bears little resemblance to that of the present day, she fears she will lose everything she has made for herself when she discovers that her children with the best of intentions have conspired to unite the worlds she s so carefully kept apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thoughtful and appealing . . . a solid, intelligent piece of work.\"\u003ci\u003e Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There can be no doubt that [Keane's] voice will only strengthen and dazzle with each new book.\" \u003ci\u003eIrish Voice \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Beth Keane attended Barnard College and earned an MFA from the University of Virginia. A winner of the Chicago Tribune s Nelson Algren Prize in 2004 and a Pushcart Prize nominee, she lives in Philadelphia. \u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409015070871,"sku":"9780547336121","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780547336121.webp?v=1767310919","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-walking-people-9780547336121","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}