{"product_id":"snow-in-august-paperback","title":"Snow in August - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePete Hamill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeeply affecting and wonderfully evocative of old New York, \u003cem\u003eSnow in August\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant fable for our time and all time -- and another triumphfor Pete Hamill.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Brooklyn, 1947. The war veterans have come home. Jackie Robinson is about to become a Dodger. And in one close-knit working-class neighborhood, an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin has just made friends with a lonely rabbi from Prague.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eSnow in August\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of that unlikely friendship -- and of how the neighborhood reacts to it. For Michael, the rabbi opens a window to ancient learning and lore that rival anything in Captain Marvel. For the rabbi, Michael illuminates the everyday mysteries of America, including the strange language of baseball. But like their hero Jackie Robinson, neither can entirely escape from the swirling prejudices of the time. Terrorized by a local gang of anti-Semitic Irish toughs, Michael and the rabbi are caught in an escalating spiral of hate for which there's only one way out -- a miracle....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Hamill\u003c\/b\u003e (1935-2020) was a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter. He was the author of twenty-two books, including the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eTabloid City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForever\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnow in August\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eA Drinking Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.67 x 4.95 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694673530943,"sku":"9780316242820","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dc7452fce1c02d6c7f5a7f2016357811.webp?v=1765001895","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/snow-in-august-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}