{"product_id":"the-painter-of-battles-9780812977301","title":"The Painter of Battles","description":"Andrés Faulques, a world-renowned war photographer, has retreated to a tower overlooking the Spanish coast, where he paints a vast mural incorporating the indelible images of conflict he's witnessed in his lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night, an unexpected visitor interrupts his solitude. As Faulques struggles to recall the face, the man explains that he was the subject of an iconic photo taken by Faulques in a war zone years ago-a photo that destroyed his life. \"And why have you come looking for me?\" asks Faulques. The stranger answers, \"Because I'm going to kill you.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins a life-or-death exchange in which Faulques is forced to recall a time when he loved a beautiful woman and risked his life daily for art and testimony. Yet as the tense dialogue between Faulques and his would-be killer continues, the stakes grow even higher. What they are grappling with becomes not just Faulques' fate, but the very nature of love and cruelty itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812977301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2009 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arturo Perez-Reverte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948714426549,"sku":"9780812977301","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a0b1cc8b-c7c4-4dd0-88d8-343d09ebac3c.jpg?v=1762272491","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-painter-of-battles-9780812977301","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}