{"product_id":"giovannas-navel-9781950354047","title":"Giovanna's Navel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA scintillating collection from the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ice-Cream Makers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMama Tandoori\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe vivid characters in these stories share lives marked by coincidences, deeply felt passions, impulsive decisions, and missed opportunities. There's Ezio, a lonely apple-picker dangerously obsessed with spirited teenager Giovanna. Heinrich is a quiet ticket inspector who watches his passengers live their lives as he longs for a meaningful connection of his own. Klaus is a young man reflecting on his first unrequited love, Eva. And Paul's experiences of loss bring him to a new life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs they look back and narrate their histories, each reflects on the circuitous paths that life took them, and on the relationships that never came to pass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMelancholic yet tender, these beautifully rendered atmospheric stories explore loss, longing, coming of age, and regret, and speak to the humanity in all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribe Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950354047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Ernest Van Der Kwast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45017765150901,"sku":"9781950354047","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b06f4bf3-71b2-4736-8037-addcb8c6fe54.jpg?v=1736832770","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/giovannas-navel-9781950354047","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}