{"product_id":"broken-paperback-9","title":"Broken - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarin Fossum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman wakes up in the middle of the night. A strange man is in her bedroom. She lies there in silence, paralyzed with fear. The woman is an author and the man one of her characters, one in a long line that waits in her driveway for the time when she'll tell their stories. He is so desperate that he has resorted to breaking into her house and demanding that she begin. He, the author decides, is named Alvar Eide, forty-two years old, single, works in a gallery. He lives a quiet, orderly life and likes it that way--no demands, no unpleasantness. Until the icy winter morning when a young drug addict, skinny and fragile, walks into the gallery. Alvar gives her a cup of coffee to warm her up. And then one day she appears on his doorstep. \u003cem\u003eBroken\u003c\/em\u003e is an unconventional, subtle, and disturbing mystery from a master of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI always eagerly await a new novel from Karin Fossum. Ruth Rendell \u003cbr\u003e She is a master of the slow build, the controlled burn. \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA woman wakes up in the middle of the night. A strange man is in her bedroom. She lies there in silence, paralyzed with fear. The woman is an author and the man one of her characters, one in a long line that waits in her driveway for the time when she ll tell their story. He is so desperately eager for his story to be told that he has resorted to breaking into her house and demanding that she begin.\u003cbr\u003eHe, the author decides, is named Alvar Eide, forty-two years old, single, works in a gallery. He lives a quiet, orderly life and likes it that way no demands, no unpleasantness. Until an icy winter afternoon when a young drug addict, skinny and fragile, walks into the gallery. Alvar gives her a cup of coffee to warm her up. She returns to the gallery a few weeks later, and then one day she appears on his doorstep. \u003cbr\u003e Haunting . . . The author s narrative skills are on dazzling display. \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKarin Fossum is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer crime series. She received the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Bride\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in a small town in southeastern Norway. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228788703481,"sku":"9780547520360","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NTNRNUEyWjZkYkR5QUJLS1RlaU1jZz09_af745163-390f-43c3-9bb6-00333f828f3f.webp?v=1768296319","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/broken-paperback-9","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}