{"product_id":"history-of-a-pleasure-seeker-paperback","title":"History of a Pleasure Seeker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Just try to resist.... A Continental \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e plus sex, with a dash of \u003ci\u003eDangerous Liaisons\u003c\/i\u003e tossed in.\" \u003ci\u003e--Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiet Barol has an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it. When his mother dies, Piet applies for a job as tutor to the troubled son of Europe's leading hotelier--a child who refuses to leave his family's mansion on one of Amsterdam's grandest canals. As Piet enters this glittering world, he learns its secrets and finds his life transformed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliantly written portrait of the senses, \u003ci\u003eHistory of a Pleasure Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e is an opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europe's Belle Époque, written with a lightness of touch that is wholly modern and original.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning novelist RICHARD MASON was born in South Africa and raised in England. He wrote his first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Drowning People\u003c\/i\u003e the year before he went to Oxford. With the proceeds from the book's success, he set up the Kay Mason Foundation, which helps disadvantaged children attend the best schools in Cape Town. In 2010 he broadened the KMF's scope by founding an eco-project in the country's Eastern Cape. \u003ci\u003eThe Lighted Rooms \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistory of a Pleasure Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e are the first in a constellation of related novels. The next in the series will follow Piet Barol to South Africa's Wild Coast. Mason lives between New York, Cape Town and Glasgow, Scotland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003ewww.richard-mason.org\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.02 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754205544736,"sku":"9780307949288","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/695de4b91dafb3792fcd26b07b1bf0af.webp?v=1780035700","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/history-of-a-pleasure-seeker-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}