{"product_id":"the-last-war-9780061724770","title":"The Last War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" A] potent literary novel . . . A deft portrait of an estranged couple whose pain is veiled by the fog of war.\" --\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to the strange, shimmering streets of Istanbul, \u003cem\u003eThe Last War\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"seductive meditation\" (\u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e) on cruelty and violence, love and identity from Pushcart Prize-winning author Ana Men ndez.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotojournalist Flash chases conflicts around the globe with her war correspondent husband, Brando. Now Brando is in Iraq awaiting her arrival, but instead of racing to join him, Flash idles in Istanbul, vaguely aware that her marriage is faltering. Her malaise is compounded by the arrival of a mysterious letter revealing Brando's infidelity--and by the sudden appearance of Alexandra, a fierce and captivating colleague who shared dangerous days with the couple in Afghanistan. As Flash spirals deeper into regret, anger, and indecision, she wonders if she and Brando were ever really happy--as she's forced to confront long-buried secrets and hard truths about her world, her marriage, her husband, and herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last War\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaking novel of love, war, and betrayal from the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLoving Che\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book, \u003cem\u003eIn Cuba I Was a German Shepherd\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061724770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.63d","brand":"Ana Menendez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924789039285,"sku":"9780061724770","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_106df9cf-18b9-47d6-b9af-d670a8aa29ae.jpg?v=1687838339","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-war-9780061724770","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}