{"product_id":"been-here-a-thousand-years-9780312429782","title":"Been Here a Thousand Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a tiny, ancient Italian hill town, where the land gives little and money and food are scarce, Don Francesco Falcone is a man to be reckoned with: rich, powerful, restless, intransigent. When he meets another force of nature, Concetta, a penniless but indestructible farmworker, the stage is set for the creation of an exceptional family: generations of strong, complicated boys and, especially, girls. The battles among them are many as they live through historical upheaval and private passions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir stories are told by Gioia, the last of the line, a woman of our times who fights tirelessly against convention. She is the product of a family of memorable women who know how to survive, and also how to make something fantastical and rich out of their lives: with their hands they create delicate and complex embroideries, while their minds embroider endless, elaborate stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping, unforgettable novel, Mariolina Venezia portrays five generations of the Falcone family. Through their complicated, funny, tragic, and astonishing stories, Venezia also recounts a century and a half of Italy's tumultuous history. \u003ci\u003eBeen Here a Thousand Years \u003c\/i\u003eis a testament to the Falcone family, and also to the vibrant, irrational, irresistible country that produced it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Mariolina Venezia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635886977180,"sku":"9780312429782","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cd1abe96-8e31-43d4-9fa0-de5b04287c14.jpg?v=1603840801","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/been-here-a-thousand-years-9780312429782","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}