{"product_id":"the-lotus-eaters-9780312674441","title":"The Lotus Eaters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Winner of UK's James Tait Black Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- New York Times Notable Book of 2010 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- American Library Association 2011 Notable Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Finalist LA Times Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- A Kirkus Reviews Top Debut Fiction of 2010 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Bookmarks Magazine Best Literary Fiction of 2010\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the final days of a falling Saigon, \u003ci\u003eThe Lotus Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds the story of three remarkable photographers brought together under the impossible umbrella of war: Helen Adams, a once-na ve ing nue whose ambition conflicts with her desire over the course of the fighting; Linh, the mysterious Vietnamese man who loves her, but is torn between conflicting loyalties to his homeland and his heart; and Sam Darrow, a man addicted to the narcotic of violence, to his intoxicating affair with Helen and to the ever-increasing danger of his job. All three become transformed by the conflict they have risked everything to record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this much-heralded debut, Tatjana Soli creates a searing portrait of three souls trapped by their impossible passions, contrasting the wrenching horror of combat and the treachery of obsession with the redemptive power of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312674441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.55w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2011 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tatjana Soli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635945435292,"sku":"9780312674441","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_000a7cd6-2629-4345-b541-2f778d9ca90d.jpg?v=1603840960","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lotus-eaters-9780312674441","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}