{"product_id":"the-rug-merchant-isbn-9780143112099","title":"The Rug Merchant","description":"At the heart of Meg Mullins?s debut novel is one of the most touchingly believable characters in recent fiction, a gentle soul in the body of an Iranian exile in New York. Ushman Khan sells exquisite hand-woven rugs to a wealthy clientele that he treats with perfect rectitude. He is lonely, and his loneliness becomes unbearable when he learns that his wife in Iran is leaving him. But when a young woman named Stella comes into his store, what ensues is a love story that is all the more moving because its protagonists understand tragedy. \u003ci\u003eThe Rug Merchant\u003c\/i\u003e will sweep readers away with its inspiring, character-rich tale about shaking free from disappointment and finding connection and acceptance in whatever form they appear.[Mullins] has imagined a tale as nuanced and alluring as the hand-woven patterns of the rugs that are at the heart of UshmanÆs American life. (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e)Meg Mullins earned her MFA at Columbia. The story that formed the basis of this novel appeared in the \u003cb\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/b\u003e in 2002.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304604487909,"sku":"NP9780143112099","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143112099.jpg?v=1767741290","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-rug-merchant-isbn-9780143112099","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}