{"product_id":"the-blind-contessas-new-machine-9780143119319","title":"The Blind Contessa's New Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn enchantingly imagined romance inspired by the true story of the typewriter's invention. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carolina Fantoni, a young contessa in nineteenth-century Italy, is going blind. Neither her parents nor her fianc  believe her. Only her friend Turri, an eccentric local inventor, understands. As darkness erases Carolina's world, she discovers one place where she can still see-in her dreams-yet she remains isolated from the outside world. Desperate to communicate with Carolina, Turri creates a peculiar contraption for her: the world's first typewriter. His gift ignites a passionate love affair that will mark both their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143119319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.95h x 5.05w x 0.59d","brand":"Carey Wallace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391868432565,"sku":"9780143119319","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_761bf043-bd23-4db4-9c70-290b87bbbb11.jpg?v=1719949028","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-blind-contessas-new-machine-9780143119319","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}