{"product_id":"crossings-9781250796721","title":"Crossings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sparkling debut. Landragin's seductive literary romp shines as a celebration of the act of storytelling. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRomance, mystery, history, and magical invention dance across centuries in an impressive debut novel. \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeft writing seduces the reader in a complex tale of pursuit, denial, and retribution moving from past to future. Highly recommended.  \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Landragin's \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable and explosive genre-bending debut--a novel in three parts, designed to be read in two different directions, spanning a hundred and fifty years and seven lifetimes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the brink of the Nazi occupation of Paris, a German-Jewish bookbinder stumbles across a manuscript called \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e. It has three narratives, each as unlikely as the next. And the narratives can be read one of two ways: either straight through or according to an alternate chapter sequence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first story in \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e is a never-before-seen ghost story by the poet Charles Baudelaire, penned for an illiterate girl. Next is a noir romance about an exiled man, modeled on Walter Benjamin, whose recurring nightmares are cured when he falls in love with a storyteller who draws him into a dangerous intrigue of rare manuscripts, police corruption, and literary societies. Finally, there are the fantastical memoirs of a woman-turned-monarch whose singular life has spanned seven generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith each new chapter, the stunning connections between these seemingly disparate people grow clearer and more extraordinary. \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable adventure full of love, longing and empathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250796721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Alex Landragin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41132907200693,"sku":"9781250796721","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a4e503a8-2392-4970-870e-d8ea1fb2180c.jpg?v=1632833879","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/crossings-9781250796721","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}