{"product_id":"rite-of-spring-virginia-weir-9781735949000","title":"Rite of Spring","description":"\u003cp\u003eAttracted by her unusual skill and determination, Gerald Poulin, first bassoonist in the San Francisco Symphony, has taken on the eclectic 19-year-old Herminda Matta as a student. Living in the same city, they come from different worlds, and Herminda finds an unlikely mentor in Gerald as he prepares her to play Stravinsky's \u003cem\u003eRite of Spring\u003c\/em\u003e with him in the season's final performance. But music is not the only arena where the lives of this odd couple intersect. While she comes of age, Gerald begins to grapple with his inability to commit to his long-time partner and the likely loss of a close friend to AIDS. Set in San Francisco, 1987, these timeless characters capture the essence of this particular place and time and what it means to grow together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Weir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735949000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735949000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Weir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.51d","brand":"Virginia Weir","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014041317631,"sku":"9781735949000","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a4aeac4-9a0b-46f9-b599-b440939a64a5.jpg?v=1767746360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rite-of-spring-virginia-weir-9781735949000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}