{"product_id":"stone-garden-a-novel-isbn-9780060544270","title":"Stone Garden: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A wonderful and wise novel, a story told with unflinching courage and honesty, and with keen insight into the most universal of all conditions, the struggle of the human heart.”  — Ken Wells, author of \u003cem\u003eMeely LeBauve\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eLyrical and honest....Moynahan has created a well-written story dealing with loss and coming of age reminiscent of Alice Sebold’s \u003cem\u003eThe Lovely Bones.”  — Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA smart young woman making her way through the privileged terrain of northeastern prep-school land, Alice McGuire is certain of her world and her future -- until the summer her best friend and soul mate, Matthew Swan, vanishes on a trip to Mexico. Stunned, Alice and the rest of the close-knit town that adored Matthew search for answers. For Alice, the journey of heartbreak leads from everything that is familiar to forbidden places and forgotten people who will teach her about kindness and forgiveness: lessons that will open her to new possibilities and unexpected hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVividly wrought, deeply resonant, and told in a remarkable voice that sparkles with wit and wisdom, \u003cem\u003eStone Garden\u003c\/em\u003e is a splendid triumph from an accomplished writer.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA smart young woman making her way through the privileged terrain of northeastern prep-school land, Alice McGuire is certain of her world and her future -- until the summer her best friend and soul mate, Matthew Swan, vanishes on a trip to Mexico. Stunned, Alice and the rest of the close-knit town that adored Matthew search for answers. 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Everyone should have a friend like [the narrator] Alice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alice McGuire...is just as smart and funny as Holden Caulfield...[Her] voice is newly wise and altogether heartbreaking....Remarkable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrenton Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moynahan’s gift to her reader is this fully realized character; I found myself missing Alice’s voice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Well-told...moving...Moynahan has crafted an excellent story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lyrical and honest....Moynahan has created a well-written story dealing with loss and coming of age reminiscent of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moynahan can read the geography of grief with her fingertips and it shouts from every page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stone Garden is tender and touching and casts a spell over the reader from the very first page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Searles, author of Boy Still Missing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful and wise...with keen insight into the most universal of all conditions, the struggle of the human heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Wells, author of Meely LeBauve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887599055077,"sku":"NP9780060544270","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060544270.jpg?v=1730227045","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/stone-garden-a-novel-isbn-9780060544270","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}