{"product_id":"the-absolutist-9781635421668","title":"The Absolutist","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the beloved novel most similar thematically to the author's mega-bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Heart's Invisible Furies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is September 1919, and twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a package of letters to the sister of Will Bancroft, the man he fought alongside during the Great War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the letters are not the real reason for Tristan's visit. He can no longer keep a secret and has finally found the courage to unburden himself of it. As he recounts the horrific details of what to him became a senseless war, he also speaks of his friendship with Will-from their first meeting on the training grounds at Aldershot to their farewell in the trenches of northern France. The intensity of their bond brought Tristan happiness and self-discovery as well as confusion and unbearable pain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Absolutist\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful, unforgettable tale of passion, jealousy, heroism, and betrayal set in one of the most gruesome trenches of France during World War I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635421668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"John Boyne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39398233768117,"sku":"9781635421668","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5c32b715-d1b8-40ea-909b-971ac482a03f.jpg?v=1615299919","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-absolutist-9781635421668","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}