{"product_id":"the-bungalow-9780452297678","title":"The Bungalow","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAlways \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackberry Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea\u003c\/b\u003e sweeping World War II saga of thwarted love, murder, and a long-lost painting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1942, twenty-one-year-old Anne Calloway, newly engaged, sets off to serve in the Army Nurse Corps on the Pacific island of Bora-Bora. More exhilarated by the adventure of a lifetime than she ever was by her predictable fianc , she is drawn to a mysterious soldier named Westry, and their friendship soon blossoms into hues as deep as the hibiscus flowers native to the island. Under the thatched roof of an abandoned beach bungalow, the two share a private world--until they witness a gruesome crime, Westry is suddenly redeployed, and the idyll vanishes into the winds of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timeless story of enduring passion from the author of \u003ci\u003eBlackberry Winter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Violets of March\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bungalow\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Anne's determination to discover the truth about the twin losses--of life, and of love--that have haunted her for seventy years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452297678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 5.38w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012 pg. 46 - Very Good\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Jio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397617582261,"sku":"9780452297678","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b60a30c4-789f-48b3-aaba-fe03dc36f6cf.jpg?v=1702390989","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bungalow-9780452297678","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}