{"product_id":"rose-royal-a-love-story-hardcover","title":"Rose Royal: A Love Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicolas Mathieu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Goncourt Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnd Their Children After Them\u003c\/i\u003e, a devilishly smart noir novella that finds uncomfortable truths in the everyday about romance, violence, and women's desire and desirability.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearing fifty, with a divorce and a string of other failed relationships behind her, Rose has given up on the idea of love, if not sex--though that always comes with risks. Determined not to let another man hurt her, she even ordered a .38 caliber handgun after an argument with her latest boyfriend almost turned violent. Now she carries it everywhere, just in case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs if on autopilot, Rose spends her days at work and then at the Royal, a familiar haunt where she knocks back one drink after another, sometimes with her best friend Marie-Jeanne. And then a sudden accident brings Luc into the bar, and Rose decides to give love one last chance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicolas Mathieu\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Épinal, France, in 1978. His first novel, Aux animaux la guerre, was published in 2014 and adapted for television by Alain Tasma in 2018. He received the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, in 2018 for his second novel, \u003ci\u003eAnd Their Children After Them\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2020). He lives in Nancy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated more than sixty books from French, including Laurent Binet's \u003ci\u003eHHhH\u003c\/i\u003e and Leila Slimani's \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Nanny\u003c\/i\u003e, and his four novels have been translated into ten languages. He was born in England, spent ten years in France, and now lives in the United States.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.56 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767437558048,"sku":"9781635421958","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d1b6c31890b62188865649ed05f369ce.webp?v=1780310947","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rose-royal-a-love-story-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}