{"product_id":"the-past-9781593765101","title":"The Past","description":"On June 1st, 1914, Una O'Shaughnessy sends a postcard home from a Cornish seaside town. \u003ci\u003eBack in two weeks\u003c\/i\u003e, she promises. But seven months later, she still has not returned to Ireland, and she sends another postcard, this one signed \u003ci\u003eUna\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMichael\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRene (!)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Past\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Rene, this unexpected child, as told by her own child as he searches for the truth about his parents' mysterious and romantic history. Through the reminiscences of his mother's friend, the pieces of the past begin to fit together into a delicate mosaic of the truth. What really happened in that seaside town? Why does the past seem to hold so many secrets? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet over twenty-five years, travelling from Cornwall to Dublin and the Irish Provinces, \u003ci\u003eThe Past\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful novel of love and longing, created by one of the preeminent artists of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593765101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neil Jordan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239160705205,"sku":"9781593765101","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_65b12c37-9553-4113-8200-e06462fd3a80.jpg?v=1770917024","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-past-9781593765101","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}