{"product_id":"strike-your-heart-9781609454852","title":"Strike Your Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis coming of age novel by the acclaimed Belgian author is \"a disarmingly simple yet deeply complex study of a mother-daughter relationship\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's 50 Notable Works of fiction in 2018\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarie is the prettiest girl in her provincial high school, and dating the most popular boy in town. She is the envy of all her peers--and she loves it. But when she gives birth to Diane, things begin to change. Diane steals the hearts of all who meet her, inciting nothing but jealousy in her mother.\u003cbr\u003eThis is Diane's story. Young and brilliant, she grows up learning about life through her relationships with other women: her best friend, the sweet  lisabeth; her mentor, the selfish Olivia; her sister, the beloved C lia; and, of course, her mother. It is a story about the baser sentiments that often animate human relations: rivalry, jealousy, distrust.\u003cbr\u003eRevered throughout Europe, Belgian novelist Am lie Nothomb has won numerous prizes, including the French Academy's Grand Prix. In \u003cem\u003eStrike Your Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, she offers a telling adult fable about womanhood and the mother-daughter bond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609454852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2018 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Am\u0026#233;lie Nothomb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661878554780,"sku":"9781609454852","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7e43a4f7-d0cd-47b2-9193-faf2d298299e.jpg?v=1603900487","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/strike-your-heart-9781609454852","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}