{"product_id":"byrd-paperback","title":"Byrd - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Church\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddie Lockwood believes in books. Roland Rhodes believes in blues guitar. Coming of age in the small-town South of the 1970s, they form a friendship as extraordinary as it is unlikely. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey meet again in their disillusioned thirties, this time in California, where Roland's music career has landed him. Venice Beach is exotic, a world away from North Carolina and Addie's cloistered life as a bookstore clerk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when her whirlwind reunion with Roland leaves Addie pregnant, reality sets in. Conflicted, unready to be a mother, she gives birth to a son--Byrd--and surrenders him for adoption without telling Roland, little imagining how the secret will shape their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through letters and sharply drawn vignettes, Byrd is an unforgettable story about making and living with the most difficult, intimate, and far-reaching of choices.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Lexington, North Carolina, \u003cb\u003eKim Church\u003c\/b\u003e earned her B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. She lives with her husband, artist Anthony Ulinski, in Raleigh, where she divides her time between writing and law. Visit her online at kimchurch.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700495585343,"sku":"9781941531884","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a99be750c7994ecb198820918e56c237.webp?v=1765016981","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/byrd-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}