{"product_id":"carnations-in-lisbon-political-tyranny-one-family-two-sides-secrets-betrayal-and-the-hope-of-redemption-9781068237584","title":"Carnations in Lisbon: Political Tyranny. One Family, two sides. Secrets, betrayal... and the hope of redemption.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarnations in Lisbon is a sweeping novel of discovery, betrayal, and the enduring pull of the past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen British consultant Helen, Portuguese architect Marco, and ageing libertine Joaquim each receive a letter summoning them to the reading of a will in Lisbon, they are drawn into a tangled legacy that spans generations. As they confront secrets buried in the aftermath of revolution, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, Portugal's Carnation Revolution brought an end to one of Europe's longest-standing dictatorships. In a striking act of defiance and hope, soldiers placed carnations in the barrels of their rifles instead of firing a shot - signalling the dawn of democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving the passionate struggles of young dissidents in the 1970s with the lives of their descendants fifty years later, Carnations in Lisbon is a moving exploration of love, loss, redemption, and the quiet heroism of those who dared to resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bisham Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068237584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.78d","brand":"C. A. Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418935619765,"sku":"9781068237584","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_588b6af1-38eb-4b16-9c86-049481cc6186.jpg?v=1775570774","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/carnations-in-lisbon-political-tyranny-one-family-two-sides-secrets-betrayal-and-the-hope-of-redemption-9781068237584","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}