{"product_id":"caravans-9780812969825","title":"Caravans","description":"First published in 1963, James A. Michener's gripping chronicle of the social and political landscape of Afghanistan is more relevant now than ever. Combining fact with riveting adventure and intrigue, Michener follows a military man tasked, in the years after World War II, with a dangerous assignment: finding and returning a young American woman living in Afghanistan to her distraught family after she suddenly and mysteriously disappears. A timeless tale of love and emotional drama set against the backdrop of one of the most important countries in the world today, \u003ci\u003eCaravans \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the tension of the postwar period, the sweep of Afghanistan's remarkable history, and the inescapable allure of the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCaravans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliant . . . an extraordinary novel . . . The old nomadic trails across the mountains spring into existence.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Romantic and adventurous . . .  Michener] has a wonderful empathy for the wild and free and an understanding of the reasons behind the kind of cruelty that goes with it.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Michener has done for Afghanistan what . . . his first  book] did for the South Pacific.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812969825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.18w x 0.76d","brand":"James A. Michener","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644424089756,"sku":"9780812969825","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_05cbe9db-a955-47fb-b272-bbd1668a2d00.jpg?v=1603858605","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/caravans-9780812969825","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}