{"product_id":"mirth-paperback","title":"Mirth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...a dazzling portrait of a man who lives up to his name, and of those who love him. A wonderful novel.\" --Margot Livesey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in The Field\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirth\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the struggles of a writer, Harrison Mirth, a romantic man who writes about love and tries to find it through three marriages, in three cities, and always with renewable hope. Amanda is first--New York City and youth. Maggie is second and spans the middle age years--Upstate New York. Liz is third--Pittsburgh and the senior years. Harrison Mirth doesn't say much to Liz about life before her--a thoughtful comment here and there, funny stories, very little casting of blame. But like a quilt maker, Liz puts these scraps together to make a story--how she thinks he was as a boy, then a man sheltering a secret lake of sadness, but somehow always upbeat, cheerful, a willful optimist, forever innocent. To her, that is irresistible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen George\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Pittsburgh where she teaches theatre and writing at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the author of seven Detective Richard Christie crime novels, of which \u003ci\u003eThe Odds\u003c\/i\u003e was a Best Novel finalist. Her most recent fictional works reference 20th century history and are \u003ci\u003eThe Johnstown Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blues Walked In\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697357426751,"sku":"9781646032716","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a4e8385c4e7a3ae2242efb9f8b41e3a6.webp?v=1765009167","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/mirth-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}