{"product_id":"city-of-secrets-paperback","title":"City of Secrets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStewart O'Nan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stewart O'Nan's \u003ci\u003eCity of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e will keep you up all night reading - what a beautifully crafted novel.\" \u003cb\u003e- Alan Furst, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMission to Paris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom master storyteller Stewart O'Nan, author of \u003ci\u003eHenry, Himself \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEmily, Alone, \u003c\/i\u003e a timely moral thriller of the Jewish underground resistance in Jerusalem after the Second World War \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1945, with no homes to return to, Jewish refugees by the tens of thousands set out for Palestine. Those who made it were hunted as illegals by the British mandatory authorities there and relied on the underground to shelter them; taking fake names, they blended with the population, joining the wildly different factions fighting for the independence of Israel. From master storyteller Stewart O'Nan, author of \u003ci\u003eEmily, Alone \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHenry, Himself, City of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e follows one survivor, Brand, as he tries to regain himself after losing everyone he's ever loved. Now driving a taxi provided--like his new identity--by the underground, he navigates the twisting streets of Jerusalem as well as the overlapping, sometimes deadly loyalties of the resistance. Alone, haunted by memories, he tries to become again the man he was before the war--honest, strong, capable of moral choice. He falls in love with Eva, a fellow survivor and member of his cell, reclaims his faith, and commits himself to the revolution, accepting secret missions that grow more and more dangerous even as he begins to suspect he's being used by their cell's dashing leader, Asher. By the time Brand understands the truth, it's too late, and the tragedy that ensues changes history. A noirish, deeply felt novel of intrigue and identity written in O'Nan's trademark lucent style, \u003ci\u003eCity of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e asks how both despair and faith can lead us astray, and what happens when, with the noblest intentions, we join movements beyond our control.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStewart O'Nan is the author of fifteen previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eWest of Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Odds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmily Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSongs for the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Last Night at the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Prayer for the Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnow Angels\u003c\/i\u003e. His 2007 novel, \u003ci\u003eLast Night at the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, where he lives with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750938902816,"sku":"9780143108948","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8b6e649dea7581c34c8747af3353f4f0.webp?v=1779961073","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/city-of-secrets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}