{"product_id":"in-the-midst-of-winter-cd-9781508241959","title":"In the Midst of Winter","description":"\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and worldwide bestselling dazzling storyteller (Associated Press) Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Midst of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a minor traffic accident--which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster--a 60-year-old human rights scholar--hits the car of Evelyn Ortega--a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala--in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn. What at first seems just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and far more serious turn when Evelyn turns up at the professor's house seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant Lucia Maraz--a 62-year-old lecturer from Chile--for her advice. These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil, sparking the beginning of a long overdue love story between Richard and Lucia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the timely issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees, the book recalls Allende's landmark novel \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e in the way it embraces the cause of humanity, and it does so with passion, humor, and wisdom that transcend politics (Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eIn the Midst of Winter \u003c\/i\u003ewill stay with you long after you turn the final page.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49997690994961,"sku":"CIN1508241953VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50378559783185,"sku":"CIN1508241953G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1508241953.jpg?v=1750796808","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/in-the-midst-of-winter-cd-9781508241959","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}