{"product_id":"the-blizzard-party-paperback","title":"The Blizzard Party - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Livings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA panoramic novel set in New York City during the catastrophic blizzard of February 1978. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn February 6, 1978, a catastrophic nor'easter struck the city of New York. On that night, in a penthouse in the Upper West Side's stately Apelles apartment building, a crowd gathered for a wild party. And on that night, Mr. Albert Haynes Caldwell--a partner emeritus at Swank, Brady \u0026amp; Plescher; Harvard class of '26; father of three; widower; atheist; and fiscal conservative--hatched a plan to fake a medical emergency and toss himself into the Hudson River, where he would drown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the eye of this storm: Hazel Saltwater, age six. The strange events of that night irrevocably altered many lives, but none more than hers. \u003ci\u003eThe Blizzard Party\u003c\/i\u003e is Hazel's reconstruction of the facts, an exploration of love, language, conspiracy, auditory time travel, and life after death. Cinematic, with a vast cast of characters and a historical scope that spans World War II Poland, the lives of rich and powerful Manhattanites in the late 1970s, and the enduring effects of 9\/11, Jack Livings's \u003ci\u003eThe Blizzard Party\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic novel in the form of a final farewell.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Livings\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the 2015 PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize and the Rome Prize for Literature. He lives in New York City with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692441342015,"sku":"9781250829665","price":34.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5fb35af2950e0eed754df3b038457de0.webp?v=1764995464","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-blizzard-party-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}