{"product_id":"tomas-nevinson-paperback","title":"Tomás Nevinson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJavier Marías\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Jull Costa\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe final novel from Spain's most acclaimed writer, a novel about a charismatic half-Spanish, half-English man who is recruited by British intelligence - \"Marías's best work.\" --\u003ci\u003eEl País\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compelling, hypnotic, and exciting at the same time.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRetired spy Tomás Nevinson--once an agent for the British Secret Service, now living a quiet life in his hometown, Madrid--is approached by his former handler, Bertram Tupra, with an offer to bring him back in from the cold for one last assignment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mission: to go undercover again, in a small Spanish town, to find out which of three women who moved there a decade ago is in fact a terrorist trained by the IRA, on the run after masterminding several deadly attacks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything about the assignment is shadowy, from exactly who is in charge, to the question of what \"justice\" Nevinson will need to mete out once he unmasks the terrorist. But, lured by the appeal of being back on the inside, he accepts the job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNevinson soon becomes intimately involved with each of the three women. How--or whom--to choose among them? Under increasing pressure, he must choose, and then act . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharting a world in which right and wrong, good and evil, are irreparably blurred, Javier Marías takes us on a journey of rare and unforgettable suspense in this, the final novel written before his untimely passing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAVIER MARÍAS was born in Madrid in 1951. He has published fifteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Infatuations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Heart So White, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into forty-four languages, has sold nine million copies worldwide, and has won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Prix Femina Étranger. He died in 2022.\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Margaret Jull Costa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763872170272,"sku":"9780593467855","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0bf06ecc77dcbf45ced8159a92e189df.webp?v=1780240796","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tomas-nevinson-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}