{"product_id":"bitter-almonds-paperback","title":"Bitter Almonds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Cossé\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the pen of Laurence Coss , author of \u003ci\u003eA Novel Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e, comes this delightful story about friendship across racial and economic barriers set in contemporary paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e dith can hardly believe it when she learns that Fadila, her sixty-year-old housemaid, is completely illiterate. How can a person living in Paris in the third millennium possibly survive without knowing how to read or write? How does she catch a bus, or pay a bill, or withdraw money from the bank? Why, it's unacceptable  She thus decides to become Fadila's French teacher. But teaching something as complex as reading and writing to an adult is rather more challenging that she thought. Their lessons are short, difficult, and tiring. Yet, during these lessons, the oh-so-Parisian  dith and Fadila, an immigrant from Morocco, begin to understand one other as never before, and from this understanding will blossom a surprising and delightful friendship.  dith will enter into contact with a way of life utterly unfamiliar to her, one that is unforgiving at times, but joyful and dignified.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence Cossé \u003c\/b\u003eworked as a journalist before devoting herself entirely to fiction. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Novel Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e's translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Elves\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016) by Muriel Barbery.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770731594016,"sku":"9781609450892","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1aeb545a430d6170b3cf4c396ab7fbbe.webp?v=1780377714","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bitter-almonds-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}