{"product_id":"on-borrowed-wings-paperback","title":"On Borrowed Wings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChandra Prasad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdele Pietra has heard her mother say that her destiny is carved in the same brilliantly hued granite her father and brother cleave from the Stony Creek mine: she is to marry a quarryman. But when Adele's brother, Charles, dies in a mining accident, Adele\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChandra Prasad\u003c\/b\u003e is the originator and editor of -- and a contributor to -- W. W. Norton's \u003ci\u003eMixed: An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes original pieces by Ruth Ozeki, Danzy Senna, and Rebecca Walker. Her other works include the novella \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Circus\u003c\/i\u003e, which Tom Perrotta hails as \"narrated with Dickensian verve, a keen eye for historical detail, and lots of heart,\" and the careers guide \u003ci\u003eOutwitting the Job Market\u003c\/i\u003e. Prasad is also the author of numerous articles, which have been published by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. A graduate of Yale, she lives and works in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175485804679,"sku":"9780743297837","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f9ad7b5945ddb77b5ef5164f162407f9.webp?v=1733381843","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/on-borrowed-wings-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}