{"product_id":"the-queen-of-the-night-9780544925472","title":"The Queen of the Night","description":"\u003cb\u003e National Bestseller \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice An Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year from NPR, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003eBuzzfeed\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out, Self, \u003c\/i\u003eJezebel, \u003ci\u003eThe Portland Mercury, \u003c\/i\u003eElectric Literature, and \u003ci\u003eEntropy Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera.\" --Joan Acocella, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery.\" --Scott Simon, NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dazzling.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e \"A brilliant performance.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sweeping, richly detailed.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \"Masterful.\" --\u003ci\u003eWired \u003c\/i\u003e \"Spellbinding.\" --\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \"wild opera of a novel,\"* \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e tells the mesmerizing story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role--her chance at immortality. When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. But who betrayed her? With \"epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details,\"** Alexander Chee shares Lilliet's cunning transformation from circus rider to courtesan to legendary soprano, retracing the path that led to the role that could secure her reputation--or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If Lilliet Berne were a man, she might have been what nineteenth-century novels would call a swashbuckler: the kind of destiny-courting, death-defying character who finds intrigue and peril (and somehow, always, a fantastic pair of pantaloons) around every corner.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544925472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.60d","brand":"Alexander Chee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638508056732,"sku":"9780544925472","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_92af1ea9-6471-4875-821c-b815b87f0ede.jpg?v=1603847458","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-queen-of-the-night-9780544925472","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}