{"product_id":"a-palace-in-the-old-village-9780143118473","title":"A Palace in the Old Village","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"Morocco's greatest living author\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e), an internationally bestselling novel of universal appeal--about the powerful pull of home and the lengths to which a parent will go to bring his family together\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mohammed has spent the past forty years working in France. As he approaches retirement, he takes stock of his life--his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children--and decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the village and waiting for his children and grandchildren to come be with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A heartbreaking novel about parents and children, \u003ci\u003eA Palace in the Old Village \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the sometimes stark contrasts between old- and new-world values, and immigrant's abiding pursuit of home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143118473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.13h x 5.05w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tahar Ben Jelloun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637680763061,"sku":"9780143118473","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_63906340-7ac4-46c8-9238-b0179fbd0469.jpg?v=1726582399","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-palace-in-the-old-village-9780143118473","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}