{"product_id":"a-pigeon-and-a-boy-9780805212143","title":"A Pigeon and a Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mesmerizing novel of two love stories, separated by half a century but connected by one enchanting act of devotion—from the internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Meir Shalev. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During the 1948 War of Independence—a time when pigeons are still  used to deliver battlefield messages—a gifted young pigeon handler is mortally wounded.  In the moments before his death, he dispatches one last pigeon. The bird is carrying  his extraordinary gift to the girl he has loved since adolescence. Intertwined with  this story is the contemporary tale of Yair Mendelsohn, who has his own legacy from  the 1948 war.  Yair is a tour guide specializing in bird-watching trips who, in middle  age, falls in love again with a childhood girlfriend. His growing passion for her,  along with a gift from his mother on her deathbed, becomes the key to a life he thought  no longer possible.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unforgettable in both its particulars and its sweep, \u003ci\u003eA Pigeon  and A Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of lovers then and now—of how deeply we love, of what home is,  and why we, like pigeons trained to fly in one direction only, must eventually return  to it.  In a voice that is at once playful, wise, and altogether beguiling, Meir  Shalev tells a story as universal as war and as intimate as a winged declaration  of love.","brand":"Schocken Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527736336727,"sku":"9780805212143","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780805212143.jpg?v=1731869039","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-pigeon-and-a-boy-9780805212143","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}