{"product_id":"the-girl-at-the-lion-dor-9780375704536","title":"The Girl at the Lion D'Or","description":"\"Beautifully written and--extraordinarily moving.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller \u003cb\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/b\u003e, comes a haunting historical novel of passion, loss, and courage set in France between the two world wars. This Vintage Original edition marks its first appearance in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a rainy night in the 1930s, Anne Louvet appears at the run-down Hotel du Lion d'Or in the village of Janvilliers. She is seeking a job and a new life, one far removed from the awful injustices of her past. As Anne embarks on a torrential love affair with a married veteran of the Great War, \u003cb\u003eThe Girl at the Lion d'Or\u003c\/b\u003e fashions an unbreakable spell of narrative and atmosphere that evokes French masters from Flaubert to Renoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This moving and profound novel is perfectly constructed, and admirable in its configurations of place and period.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I would urge those who appreciated--\u003cb\u003eThe French Lieutenant's Woman\u003c\/b\u003e to try this one--. They may well think it superior.\"--\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375704536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.17w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/22\/1999 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/1999 pg. 756\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sebastian Faulks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916871110837,"sku":"9780375704536","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_181f21ac-da4c-4f2f-85c3-9c4fe751e6af.jpg?v=1687272626","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-girl-at-the-lion-dor-9780375704536","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}