{"product_id":"the-wide-world-hardcover","title":"The Wide World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Lemaitre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"jubilant and exciting\" \u003cb\u003esaga of one prominent French family in postwar Paris, Beirut, and Saigon--an electrifying novel of passion, greed, murder, and revenge \u003c\/b\u003e(Sandrine Bajos, \u003ci\u003eLe Parisien\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in 1948 Beirut. The patriarch, Louis, has built a successful business that he hopes to pass on to his eldest son. With no head for management, Jean nearly sinks the company, then marries a materialistic young woman who insists they emigrate to Paris and join high society. But there is another reason Jean must leave--he has committed a terrible crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Youngest son Etienne is sent to make his fortune in Saigon. There, he begins investigating a covert scheme to channel smuggled goods and cash to the Viet Minh. But the evidence he collects presents a real threat to his own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fran輟is, the middle brother, arrives in Paris and becomes a journalist. His career takes off when he starts covering the brutal murder of an actress that seems part of a pattern of killings. But the killer he's chasing may be closer to him than he realizes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eighteen-year H駘鈩e follows her brothers to Paris seeking adventure and soon throws herself into the dissolute life of an art student. But she must grow up fast when she is called upon to travel to Indochina and continue the investigation Etienne started. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Epic in scope, and a vivid depiction of French life in the booming postwar years, \u003ci\u003eThe Wide World\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting saga that is at once gripping and classic. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePierre Lemaitre \u003c\/b\u003eis a French novelist and screenwriter whose books have been translated into more than forty languages. He has won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger three times\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2013, his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Great Swindle \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award. He lives in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 x 9.29 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764561477920,"sku":"9780316444200","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d1c5f3e47b8beed123d4d0f04d0a907.webp?v=1780252185","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-wide-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}