{"product_id":"connemara-9781635423563","title":"Connemara","description":"\u003cb\u003eA breathtaking story of unfulfilled dreams, unexpected second chances, and love in a present-day France turning against itself, from the Goncourt Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnd Their Children After Them\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHélène is approaching 40. Born in a small town in the east of France, she worked hard to leave it behind and achieve a life worthy of the glossy magazines she pored over as a teen. But now that she seemingly has it all--a husband and two daughters, a successful career, and a custom-designed house near Nancy--she feels unfulfilled, as though the years have passed her by.\u003cbr\u003e Christophe just turned 40 and has never left his little corner of France, where he grew up with Hélène. No longer as handsome as he used to be, he's led an unassuming life, preferring to party with friends than to apply himself. These days, he's selling dog food, dreaming of playing hockey again like he did when he was 16, and living with his father and son--a quiet, indecisive existence, which could be seen as failure. And yet he fully believes that anything is still possible.\u003cbr\u003e Through the story of how their two disparate lives intersect once more, \u003ci\u003eConnemara \u003c\/i\u003ebeautifully evokes the complex pain and joy of returning to your roots, and trying to make a relationship last in a rapidly changing, increasingly divided country.\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 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635423563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Nicolas Mathieu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505870766261,"sku":"9781635423563","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_43435376-6799-4808-8d6d-1063e7a3e108.jpg?v=1705425695","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/connemara-9781635423563","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}