{"product_id":"corellis-mandolin-9780679763970","title":"Corelli's Mandolin","description":"Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, \u003cb\u003eCorelli's Mandolin\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of history. The place is the Greek island of Cephallonia, where gods once dabbled in the affairs of men and the local saint periodically rises from his sarcophagus to cure the mad. Then the tide of World War II rolls onto the island's shores in the form of the conquering Italian army. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught in the occupation are Pelagia, a willful, beautiful young woman, and the two suitors vying for her love: Mandras, a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerilla, and the charming, mandolin-playing Captain Corelli, a reluctant officer of the Italian garrison on the island. Rich with loyalties and betrayals, and set against a landscape where the factual blends seamlessly with the fantastic, \u003cb\u003eCorelli's Mandolin\u003c\/b\u003e is a passionate novel as rich in ideas as it is genuinely moving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679763970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/1995 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/2000 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/1995\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Louis De Bernieres","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639907479708,"sku":"9780679763970","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4bb910df-b11c-40e7-a5e2-cba69725c163.jpg?v=1603850888","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/corellis-mandolin-9780679763970","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}