{"product_id":"bridgeport-bus-9780140055665","title":"Bridgeport Bus","description":"Mary Agnes Keely is finally leaving home, ditching her Irish Catholic upbringing, her widowed mother, and the emptiness of small-town life for the chaos of Manhattan. Her journey will alter many lives: Lydia, whose crazed husband is confined at Shay Acres; Stanley, the dreaming commercial artist who brings his eager body to her virginal bed; and a ragtag array of artists and poets. Choosing her own way, Mary Agnes taps hidden resources in a gradual process of creative self-discovery realizing triumphantly that \"it was no great sin to be, at last, alone.\"Stylistically original, laced with Howard's characteristic irony and sharp wit, \u003cb\u003eBridgeport Bus\u003c\/b\u003e illustrates why \"Maureen Howard belongs on any list of the best American novelist practicing today\" (Robie Maccauley, \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.73h x 5.03w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140055665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/08\/1998 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Howard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven novels, including \u003cb\u003eGrace Abounding, Expensive Habits\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eNatural History\u003c\/b\u003e, all of which were nominated for the PEN\/Faulkner Award. She has taught at a number of American universities, including Columbia, Princeton, Amherst, and Yale, and was recently awarded the Academy Award in Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43331196977267,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_48f85fb0-2dbe-446b-8cc7-835db90829ff.jpg?v=1754655454","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/bridgeport-bus-9780140055665","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}