{"product_id":"cher-ami-and-major-whittlesey-paperback-by-kathleen-rooney","title":"Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey Paperback by Kathleen Rooney","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                        \n                            \n                                \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                \u003cul\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2020-08-11)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e336\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780143135425\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e243.81\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.98 x 5.26 x 0.68\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Both heartbreaking and sharply funny...\u003ci\u003eCher Ami and Major Whittlesey \u003c\/i\u003eis brilliant and surprising at every turn.\"—Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer finalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA heart-tugging and gorgeously written novel based on the incredible true story of a WWI messenger pigeon and the soldiers whose lives she forever altered, from the author of \u003ci\u003eLillian Boxfish Takes a Walk\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the green countryside of England and the gray canyons of Wall Street come two unlikely heroes: one a pigeon and the other a soldier. Answering the call to serve in the war to end all wars, neither Cher Ami, the messenger bird, nor Charles Whittlesey, the army officer, can anticipate how their lives will briefly intersect in a chaotic battle in the forests of France, where their wills will be tested, their fates will be shaped, and their lives will emerge forever altered. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA saga of hope and duty, love and endurance, as well as the claustrophobia of fame, \u003ci\u003eCher Ami and Major Whittlesey\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragic yet life-affirming war story that the world has never heard. Inspired by true events of World War I, Kathleen Rooney resurrects two long-forgotten yet unforgettable figures, recounting their tale in a pair of voices that will change the way readers look at animals, freedom, and even history itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003eKathleen Rooney is the author, most recently, of the novel\u003ci\u003e Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk \u003c\/i\u003e(St. Martin's Press, 2017) and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRené Magritte: Selected Writings \u003c\/i\u003e(University of Minnesota Press, 2016). She is a founding editor of Rose Metal Press and a founding member of Poems While You Wait. Her previous work includes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction and has appeared in T\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e, Salon, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. She teaches English and creative writing at DePaul University and lives in Chicago with her spouse, the writer Martin Seay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43230512382113,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780143135425","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9780143135425.jpg?v=1695731733","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/cher-ami-and-major-whittlesey-paperback-by-kathleen-rooney","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}