{"product_id":"our-american-friend-paperback","title":"Our American Friend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Pitoniak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA globe-spanning thriller of love and betrayal about a mysterious first lady with an explosive secret.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParis, 1974. Lara Orlov and her family arrive from Moscow at the height of the Cold War, thanks to her father's position as a diplomat. The years pass, and Lara becomes more and more enamored with the City of Lights. As a teenager in Paris, she falls deeply in love with a fellow Russian expat: the passionate, intellectual Sasha, who opens her eyes to the ills of the Soviet Union. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades later and across the globe, journalist Sofie Morse is taking some much-needed time off after several chaotic years covering Washington politics. But when she gets a call from the office of First Lady Lara Caine, her curiosity is piqued. Sofie, like the rest of the world, knows little about Lara--only that she was born in Soviet Russia and raised in Paris before marrying Henry Caine, the brash future president. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter decades of silence, Lara is finally ready to speak candidly about her past: about her father's work for the KGB and about her ill-fated relationship with Sasha--which may be long in the past, but which could have explosive ramifications for the future. As Sofie begins to write Lara's biography, she can't help but wonder: Why is Lara revealing such sensitive information? And why now? Caught in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, both Lara and Sofie must ask themselves what really matters--and confront their own power to upend the global political order.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Pitoniak is the author of \u003ci\u003eNecessary People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Futures\u003c\/i\u003e. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked in book publishing, including as a senior editor at Random House. Anna graduated from Yale and lives in New York City and East Hampton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760878059808,"sku":"9781982158965","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/daac016604205b62304924fec674746b.webp?v=1780192698","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/our-american-friend-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}