{"product_id":"the-presence-of-things-past-john-taylor-9781586541064","title":"The Presence of Things Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollecting stories from John Taylor's upbringing in Des Moines, these \"charming evocations of a Midwestern childhood\" (as the French film director Louis Malle called them), recall an \"average\" neighborhood in the 1950s and 1960s. The death of the author's mother gives rise to these sensitive reminiscences, which also conjure up first loves, playmates, and a motley assortment of true-to-life characters who express their modest joys and lasting secret sorrows. \u003cem\u003eThe Presence of Things Past\u003c\/em\u003e (the title alludes to the eleventh book of the Confessions of Saint Augustine), is a tribute to a lost mother, a lost neighborhood, a lost city, and a lost childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1586541064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781586541064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Story Line Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"John Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545776476415,"sku":"9781586541064","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37515798-d550-4de1-acf2-845699b69ce3.jpg?v=1738183294","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-presence-of-things-past-john-taylor-9781586541064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}