{"product_id":"ancient-light-9780307946928","title":"Ancient Light","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Man Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a brilliant novel about an actor in the twilight of his life and his career: \"a devastating account of a boy's sexual awakening and the loss of his childhood.... Seamless [and] profound ... An unsettling and beautiful work.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there a difference between memory and invention? That is the question that haunts Alexander Cleave as he reflects on his first, and perhaps only, love--an underage affair with his best friend's mother. When his stunted acting career is suddenly, inexplicably revived with a movie role playing a man who may not be who he claims, his young leading lady--famous and fragile--unwittingly gives him the opportunity to see, with startling clarity, the gap between the things he has done and the way he recalls them. Profoundly moving, Ancient Light is written with the depth of character, clarifying lyricism, and heart-wrenching humor that mark all of Man Booker Prize-winning author John Banville's extraordinary works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307946928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.25w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/18\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Banville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040166641845,"sku":"9780307946928","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e56d423f-77ab-4ec7-9e5d-0e8c99eb490c.jpg?v=1689086065","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ancient-light-9780307946928","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}