{"product_id":"liberation-paperback-2","title":"Liberation - 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\u003eJoanna Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply moving. . . . Joanna Scott brilliantly captures war as seen through the innocence of a child.\" -\u003cem\u003eBookpage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdriana Nardi is only 10 years old when Allied forces occupy her lush island home during World War II, plaguing the quiet Italian village with violence and uncertainty. Amdu is a Senegalese soldier who abandons his comrades and befriends Adriana after witnessing an unspeakable act that has far-reaching repercussions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, on a commuter train bound for Penn Station, 60-year-old Adriana revisits her memories of the war and her doomed relationship with Amdu, even as a present crisis threatens her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A prismatic and quietly powerful look at war. . . . Scott pulls off kaleidoscopic shifts of observation with a depth of vision possessed by great writers.\" -Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully realized, exquisitely constructed, and fascinating. . . . A calming and beautiful book to read for consolation, in these dingy times.\" -Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It may be about World War II, but this book is as timely as can be.\" -Marie Claire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Scott's voice remains one of contemporary fiction's most eloquent and essential.\" -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Scott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eleven books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Manikin\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eVarious Antidotes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArrogance\u003c\/i\u003e, which were both finalists for the PEN\/Faulkner Awards; and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eMake Believe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTourmaline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiberation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFollow Me\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Award.\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 0.72 x 8.32 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47746360639737,"sku":"9780316018890","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/L291aDZXSlZyTTloVUovanN2cWl6dz09.webp?v=1775004846","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/liberation-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}