{"product_id":"barcelona-dreaming-9781635420425","title":"Barcelona Dreaming","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, this evocative novel is made up of three stories linked by time and place, and also by the moving, unexpected interactions of a rich cast of characters. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarcelona Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e is narrated, in turn, by an English woman who runs a gift shop, an alcoholic jazz pianist, and a translator tormented by unrequited love, all of whose lives will be changed forever. Underpinning the novel, and casting a long shadow, is a crime committed against a young Moroccan immigrant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring themes of addiction, racism, celebrity, immigration, and self-delusion, and fueled by a longing for the unattainable and a nostalgia for what is about to be lost, \u003ci\u003eBarcelona Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to one of the world's most beautiful cities and a powerful and poignant fable for our uncertain times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635420425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Rupert Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39956781400245,"sku":"9781635420425","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_66c91fcd-3429-48ba-a783-eaac79dc5ad1.jpg?v=1620222391","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/barcelona-dreaming-9781635420425","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}