{"product_id":"the-rose-thieves-stories-paperback","title":"The Rose Thieves: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Heidi Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeidi Jon Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rose Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e gives us the Vanderwald family: flamboyant, hot-tempered Lila, who feels trapped living in a small New England town; her sentimental, eternally optimistic husband, a failed futures-market investor; and their children. An affectionate daughter steals flowers from gardens all over town for her big sister's sixteenth birthday. A tea party for the local minister is turned upside down by a four-year-old's remark. Sheep wander through the kitchen, an enraged mother swan menaces the sisters as their own mother entertains a possible lover, and, after a near-disaster, Lila proclaims We faced death; death couldn't face us! Amidst the chaos, Kate, the oldest daughter, practices piano because Haydn will give \u003cbr\u003eorder to everything, if only you play him right. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith wit, natural artistry, and a keen eye for the absurd, Heidi Jon Schmidt effortlessly weaves stories of strange but all-too-real family life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeidi Jon Schmidt \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eDarling? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bride of Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.53 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762467930400,"sku":"9780312288327","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f04bc019c1574cd9dc15c6d6f87fc7b_de5e94f0-e697-4793-858d-1dd7b3d60b1a.webp?v=1780221787","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rose-thieves-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}