{"product_id":"a-very-long-engagement-paperback","title":"A Very Long Engagement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSebastien Japrisot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSa(c)Bastien Japrisot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. Bastien Japrisot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture from \u003ci\u003eAmelie\u003c\/i\u003e's director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and featuring Audrey Tautou and Jodie Foster comes a very different love story: \u003ci\u003eA Very Long Engagement \u003c\/i\u003ebased on the acclaimed novel by Sébastien Japrisot\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A runaway bestseller in France and winner of the 1991 Prix Interallié, Sébastien Japrisot's novel about World War I was acclaimed as \"a latter-day \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set during and after the First World War, \u003ci\u003eA Very Long Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of a young woman's search for her fiancé who she believes might still be alive despite having officially been reported as \"killed in the line of duty.\" Unable to walk since childhood, fearless Mathilde Donnay is undeterred in her quest as she scours the country for information about five wounded French soldiers who were brutally abandoned by their own troops. \u003ci\u003eA Very Long Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e is a mystery, a love story, and an extraordinary portrait of life in France before and after the War.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSébastien Japrisot \u003c\/b\u003ewas the pen name of Jean Baptiste Rossi. He wrote seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eOne Deadly Summer, The Sleeping Car Murders, The Passion of Women, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762446991648,"sku":"9780312424589","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bfd35a8adb7b1ae5baedf45a6b090e9a_a80f597a-9c24-43fe-b9c5-9843dae6c039.webp?v=1780221465","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-very-long-engagement-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}