{"product_id":"the-manse-calvo-brian-budzynski-9798218648947","title":"The Manse Calvo","description":"Halifax, Nova Scotia: In a span of less than two years, Walek Szeyk, a second-generation Polish immigrant, loses his parents to a tragic accident, tries and fails to make something of himself at university, and through a conflation of financial ignorance and unmitigated grief loses his home. But when, on Fool's Day 1941, he accepts a position as \"useful man\" at the Manse Calvo, Walek begins his life anew-a life that will intersect with that of the hotel's heiress, herself the victim of a terrible loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eActual historical incidents-including the Halifax Explosion of 1917, Winston Churchill's surprise landing at Halifax Harbour, and the VE Day Riots that nearly destroyed much of the city of Halifax-lend intense narrative power to this deceptively quiet story of the mysteries of despair and hope that lie in finding true connection with another human heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Budzynski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218648947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minordilemma Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Brian Budzynski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166426603775,"sku":"9798218648947","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-manse-calvo-brian-budzynski-9798218648947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}