{"product_id":"mr-wilder-and-me-9781609457921","title":"Mr. Wilder and Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE ROTTERS' CLUB \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAND \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMIDDLE ENGLAND\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heady summer of 1977, a naïve young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to venture into the wider world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for the famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. But the time she spends in this glamorous, unfamiliar new life will change her for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realization that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his new film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich for the shooting of further scenes, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a novel that is at once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of one of cinema's most intriguing figures, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze on the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia. When the world is catapulting towards change, do you hold on for dear life or decide it's time to let go?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is a charming, bittersweet book, and a perfect reminder of art's value in stark times.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609457921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Coe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42314718707893,"sku":"9781609457921","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1209a19e-bb77-45fb-baef-dde5c6ce4051.jpg?v=1659412705","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mr-wilder-and-me-9781609457921","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}