{"product_id":"the-thief-of-time-9780312378042","title":"The Thief of Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Boyne has become internationally known for his acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eCrippen \u003c\/i\u003eand the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, for the first time in the United States, comes the book that started the career of the author that the \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner \u003c\/i\u003ecalls \"one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1758 and Matthieu Zela is fleeing Paris after witnessing the murder of his mother and his stepfather's execution. Matthieu's life is characterized by one extraordinary fact: before the eighteenth century ends, he discovers that his body has stopped ageing. At the end of the twentieth century and the ripe old age of 256 he is suddenly forced to answer an uncomfortable question: what is the worth of immortality without love?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this carefully crafted novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Thief of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, John Boyne juxtaposes history and the buzz of the modern world, weaving together portraits of 1920s Hollywood, the Great Exhibition of 1851, the French Revolution, the Wall Street Crash, and other landmark events into one man's story of murder, love, and redemption.\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 01\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312378042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"John Boyne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635859845276,"sku":"9780312378042","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_50252e5f-9687-4d73-95ab-9048119bc815.jpg?v=1603840725","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-thief-of-time-9780312378042","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}