{"product_id":"parapluie-a-fable-9781971363011","title":"Parapluie: A Fable","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the rain-washed streets of Belle Époque Paris, a magical umbrella passes from hand to hand, transforming every life it touches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a mysterious stranger brings master craftsman Guillaume an exquisite parrot-headed handle, he forges it into an umbrella unlike any other. But the gift comes with three unbreakable rules: \u003cem\u003ePas à vendre. Pas à garder. Pour un coeur vrai.\u003c\/em\u003e Not to be sold. Not to be kept. For a true heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the crooked shop on Rue des Martyrs, the umbrella begins its journey-sheltering a timid clerk who discovers his voice, a grieving widow who finds her song, an orphan boy who learns his name. In each pair of hands, it becomes more than shelter from storms: a catalyst for grace, a mirror for the soul, quiet magic woven into the fabric of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut not every heart is true. When greed, cruelty, and pride claim the umbrella, the city itself darkens, and Paris-luminous, fickle, ever-watching-demands an accounting. The umbrella reveals what lies beneath: the courage we hide, the kindness we hoard, the smallness we mistake for safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning decades and interconnected lives, \u003cem\u003eParapluie\u003c\/em\u003e is a love letter to Paris and a meditation on what we owe one another. Told by a mysterious storyteller on a stormy night, it reveals the beauty hidden in ordinary things, the power of kindness passed forward, and the truth that some gifts are never meant to be kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Shrimp Road Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971363011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Wb Arnaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197291294901,"sku":"9781971363011","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ba940e51-61db-4662-b618-175b1893e6ef.jpg?v=1769623024","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/parapluie-a-fable-9781971363011","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}