{"product_id":"rose-royal-a-love-story-9781635421958","title":"Rose Royal: A Love Story","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Goncourt Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnd Their Children After Them\u003c\/i\u003e, a devilishly smart noir novella that finds uncomfortable truths in the everyday about romance, violence, and women's desire and desirability.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearing fifty, with a divorce and a string of other failed relationships behind her, Rose has given up on the idea of love, if not sex--though that always comes with risks. Determined not to let another man hurt her, she even ordered a .38 caliber handgun after an argument with her latest boyfriend almost turned violent. Now she carries it everywhere, just in case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs if on autopilot, Rose spends her days at work and then at the Royal, a familiar haunt where she knocks back one drink after another, sometimes with her best friend Marie-Jeanne. And then a sudden accident brings Luc into the bar, and Rose decides to give love one last chance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635421958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicolas Mathieu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521423155381,"sku":"9781635421958","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0aaf7502-9202-426e-9b91-35e4d0bc8404.jpg?v=1641918515","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rose-royal-a-love-story-9781635421958","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}