{"product_id":"secret-passages-9781682301555","title":"Secret Passages","description":"\"Mr. Le Carre, meet Dr. Feynman  ...  T]his one really makes the earth move.\" --Ursula K. Le Guin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Returning to the characters and setting of his widely admired novel, BROKEN SYMMETRIES, SECRET PASSAGES is the story of a revolutionary physics experiment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e SECRET PASSAGES centers on Manolis Minakis, a shepherd boy who grows up orphaned and wild on the island of Crete. But after a meeting with archaeologist John Pendlebury, who appreciates Minakis' innate gift for mathematics, he is sent to Cambridge University. There, Minakis becomes a renowned physicist and eventually a successful industrialist, returning to Crete in retirement. Using a cache of Minoan treasures, Minakis lures photographer Anne-Marie Brand and her husband, theoretician Peter Slater, to aid in his experimental attempts to recover the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set against the colorful background of the island of Crete, the legendary home of a once-great civilization, earthquakes, love, loss, and the mysterious history of the physicist Minakis make this a fascinating and enthralling novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diversion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682301555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.80d","brand":"Paul Preuss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36665679118492,"sku":"9781682301555","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_50c88608-8c62-49cb-bde8-061843f42687.jpg?v=1603910114","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/secret-passages-9781682301555","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}