{"product_id":"restoration-9780062065650","title":"Restoration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A tremendous talent.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRestoration\u003c\/em\u003e is an elegantly constructed work of fiction, seamlessly moving between the past and the present.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Ron Rash, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed novelist Olaf Olafsson brings us \u003cem\u003eRestoration\u003c\/em\u003e, a sweeping story of love tested by human frailty and the terrors and tragedies of war. Departing from the landscapes of his native Iceland--so beautifully evoked in \u003cem\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Journey Home\u003c\/em\u003e, and other previous works--Olafson sets Restoration in the gorgeous Italian hills of Tuscany during the World War Two years of the early 1940s. He captivates readers with a deeply emotional story in the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/em\u003e by Michael Ondaajte, Ian McEwan's \u003cem\u003eAtonement\u003c\/em\u003e, and other contemporary literary classics, spinning a tale of passion, art, war, and betrayal centered around a pair of love triangles and a forged Caravaggio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062065650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/2012 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Olaf Olafsson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933458755765,"sku":"9780062065650","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/restoration-9780062065650","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}