{"product_id":"the-sailor-from-casablanca-9781529351651","title":"The Sailor from Casablanca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding story of love and betrayal f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eor fans of Santa Montefiore, Fiona Valpy's \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e and Dinah Jefferies. Perfect for book clubs \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***Shortlisted for the Filigranes Prize***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***RATED 5 STARS BY REAL READERS***\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I couldn't turn the pages fast enough \u003c\/b\u003e\" -\u003ci\u003e5* Amazon review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A story \u003cb\u003efull of mysteries and romance\u003c\/b\u003e, set against the sumptuous backdrop of Casablanca.\" -\u003ci\u003e5* Amazon review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An \u003cb\u003eexceptional debut\u003c\/b\u003e\" -\u003ci\u003eLes Livres d'Eve blog\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A novel full of \u003cb\u003ewarmth, emotions and exoticism\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -\u003ci\u003eLe Populaire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTall, brilliant and ambitious, eighteen-year-old sailor Guillaume has the world at his feet when he steps onto the shores of \u003cb\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/b\u003e in April \u003cb\u003e1940\u003c\/b\u003e. But his dreams of travelling the world are cut short when he \u003cb\u003edies in a warship explosion\u003c\/b\u003e in the harbour of Casablanca. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixty-five years later in \u003cb\u003e2005\u003c\/b\u003e, as Loubna fights to \u003cb\u003eopen a cinema\u003c\/b\u003e in the bustling harbourside city, the young woman discovers the \u003cb\u003emystery of the sailor from Casablanca\u003c\/b\u003e . . . and a suitcase full of her grandfather Guillaume's love letters. But could it be that the boy everyone has supposed dead for over half a century is \u003cb\u003estill alive\u003c\/b\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd if so - did he run away with \u003cb\u003eone of his countless girlfriends\u003c\/b\u003e all these years ago? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Loubna searches for answers, she finds herself swept up in an epic story of\u003cb\u003e love, passion, intrigue\u003c\/b\u003e and betrayal, set in the enchantingly glamorous heart of \u003cb\u003eGolden Age Casablanca\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529351651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Charline Malaval","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027768496309,"sku":"9781529351651","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_356f86d0-e306-4167-a172-f7f988134447.jpg?v=1609193728","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sailor-from-casablanca-9781529351651","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}