{"product_id":"paris-echo-paperback","title":"Paris Echo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSebastian Faulks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Cunningly crafted\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . \u003cb\u003eFrance's unquiet histories are brought to life by a master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story of resistance, complicity, and an unlikely, transformative friendship, set in Paris, from internationally bestselling novelist Sebastian Faulks. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican historian Hannah intends to immerse herself in World War II research in Paris, wary of paying much attention to the city where a youthful misadventure once left her dejected. But a chance encounter with Tariq, a Moroccan teenager whose visions of the City of Lights as a world of opportunity and rebirth starkly contrast with her own, disrupts her plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hannah agrees to take Tariq in as a lodger, forming an unexpected connection with the young man. Yet as Tariq begins to assimilate into the country he risked his life to enter, he realizes that its dark past and current ills are far more complicated than he'd anticipated. And Hannah, diving deeper into her work on women's lives in Nazi-occupied Paris, uncovers a shocking piece of history that threatens to dismantle her core beliefs. Soon they each must question which sacrifices are worth their happiness and what, if anything, the tumultuous past century can teach them about the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the sweltering streets of Tangier to deep beneath Paris via the Metro, from the affecting recorded accounts of women in German-occupied France and into the future through our hopes for these characters, \u003ci\u003eParis Echo \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a tough and poignant story of injustices and dreams.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSebastian Faulks\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a film starring Cate Blanchett, and the #1 international bestseller and classic \u003ci\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold more than three million copies and has been adapted for the stage, for television (starring Eddie Redmayne), and is now in development as a feature film. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748733452576,"sku":"9781250230676","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/800d517627d5282e65c2e8ecfcdc4cbe.webp?v=1779914735","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/paris-echo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}