{"product_id":"the-bard-club","title":"The Bard Club — Richard Chase Mears | Signed to Doane Perry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Richard Chase Mears\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e RCM Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lenox, Massachusetts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2001 edition; printing not verified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Not verified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9780985412029\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Near Fine. Clean, bright paperback with light signs of handling. The author has inscribed the title page to Doane and Karen with a Christmas and New Year greeting signed “Dick, Joan + family.” See the photograph of the inscription.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Maryland fishing village of Solomons Island during World War II, teacher Bessie McMath introduces five children to Shakespeare. As they interpret the plays and write about the people around them, the children begin to see their community differently. Then an encounter involving a German submarine puts their courage to an unexpected test.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis copy has a personal connection to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoane Perry Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: author Richard Chase Mears inscribed it to Doane and Karen. The inscription makes it a distinctive copy for readers of regional fiction and collectors of signed books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy we love this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story brings Shakespeare into a small wartime community, while the author’s warm inscription preserves a friendship beyond the printed page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50479365947572,"sku":"210-5","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/coverbardclub.jpg?v=1790272615","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/the-bard-club","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}