{"product_id":"the-wide-world-9780316444200","title":"The Wide World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sweeping saga of one prominent French family in postwar Paris, Beirut, and Saigon--an electrifying novel of passion, greed, murder, and revenge\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in 1948 Beirut. The patriarch, Louis, has built a successful business that he hopes to pass on to his eldest son. With no head for management, Jean nearly sinks the company, then marries a materialistic young woman who insists they emigrate to Paris and join high society. But there is another reason Jean must leave--he has committed a terrible crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Youngest son Etienne is sent to make his fortune in Saigon. There, he begins investigating a covert scheme to channel smuggled goods and cash to the Viet Minh. But the evidence he collects presents a real threat to his own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e François, the middle brother, arrives in Paris and becomes a journalist. His career takes off when he starts covering the brutal murder of an actress that seems part of a pattern of killings. But the killer he's chasing may be closer to him than he realizes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eighteen-year Hélène follows her brothers to Paris seeking adventure and soon throws herself into the dissolute life of an art student. But she must grow up fast when she is called upon to travel to Indochina and continue the investigation Etienne started. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Epic in scope, and a vivid depiction of French life in the booming postwar years, \u003ci\u003eThe Wide World\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting saga that is at once gripping and classic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316444200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pierre Lemaitre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166039048373,"sku":"9780316444200","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_741e3099-fe2c-4753-8242-10555b3d7baa.jpg?v=1696919109","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wide-world-9780316444200","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}