{"product_id":"book-1979-birdy-by-william-wharton","title":"Book - 1979 - Birdy - By William Wharton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 25, 138);\"\u003eBook - 1979 - Birdy - By William Wharton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0c1983;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre-Owned.  Copyright 1978\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(6, 20, 125); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 25, 138);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirdy\u003c\/i\u003e is about the lifelong friendship between two boys in Philadelphia, the shy and bird-obsessed Birdy and his tough, conventional friend Al, and how their dreams are shattered by the horrors of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e. The story is told from both of their perspectives as Al visits Birdy in an army mental hospital after the war, and Birdy recounts his lifelong obsession with flight, which becomes his reality as a way to cope with the trauma.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sold Outright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49420093849738,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0377\/3890\/5738\/files\/DSCN3456.jpg?v=1778741322","url":"https:\/\/soldoutright.myshopify.com\/fr\/products\/book-1979-birdy-by-william-wharton","provider":"Sold Outright","version":"1.0","type":"link"}