{"product_id":"sparrow-james-hynes-9781419771248","title":"Sparrow","description":"\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told from the perspective of an enslaved boy being raised in a Roman brothel, a stunning literary historical novel of identity, family, suffering, and freedom \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a brothel on the Spanish coast during the waning years of the Roman Empire, a young enslaved boy of unknown parentage is growing up. His world is a kitchen, then an herb-scented garden, followed by a loud and dangerous tavern, and finally, the mysterious upstairs where the \"wolves\" do their business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The wolves, named after the muses and coming from across the vast empire, are Sparrow's surrogate family. They are his mothers and his sisters, his guides in a rough life, his solace from it. When he is not being told stories by his beloved Euterpe, he runs errands for her lover, the cook, while trying to avoid the blows of their brutal overseer or the machinations of the chief wolf, Melpomene. But a hard fate awaits Sparrow, one that involves suffering, murder, mayhem, and the scattering of the little community that has been his whole world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through meticulous research and bold imagination, James Hynes brings the entirety of a Roman city to vivid life, recreating old Pagan Rome as its codes and morals give way before the new religion of Christianity, and introduces readers to one of the most powerfully affecting and memorable characters of recent fiction. \u003ci\u003eSparrow \u003c\/i\u003eis an enthralling, heartbreaking novel of identity, endurance, and love in a dangerous and changing time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Hynes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419771248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419771248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.45w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2023","brand":"James Hynes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132860461311,"sku":"9781419771248","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_614daa60-ad08-4049-88db-92e854dfafb0.jpg?v=1687482741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sparrow-james-hynes-9781419771248","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}