{"product_id":"waiting-for-bojangles","title":"Waiting for Bojangles","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn oddball fairy tale (The New York Times)shortlisted for one of Frances highest literary prizesa dark  funny  and wholly charming novel about a young boy and his eccentric family  who grapple with the realities of mental illness in unique and whimsical ways.  A young boy lives with his madcap parents  Louise and George  and an exotic bird in a Parisian apartment  where the unopened mail rises in a tower by the door and his parents dance each night to Nina Simones mellifluous classic Mister Bojangles. As his mother  mesmerizing and unpredictable  descends deeper into her own mind  it is up to the boy and his father to keep her safeand  when that fails  happy. Fleeing Paris for a country home in Spain  they come to understand that some of the most radiant people bear the heaviest burdens.  Told from the perspective of a young boy who idolizes his parentsand from Georges journals  detailing his epic love story with his wifeWaiting for Bojangles is a lighthearted and yet sorrowful tale (San Francisco Chronicle) that will stay with you long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44958211604533,"sku":"ByrdShop_1501145916","price":26.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781501145919.jpg?v=1770369409","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/waiting-for-bojangles","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}