{"product_id":"the-escape-paperback-6","title":"The Escape - 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\u003eAdam Thirlwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The more I knew of Haffner, ' writes Adam Thirlwell in \u003ci\u003eThe Escape\u003c\/i\u003e, 'the more real he became, this was true. And, simultaneously, Haffner disappeared.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn a forgotten spa town snug in the Alps, at the end of the twentieth century, Haffner is seeking a cure, more women, and a villa that belonged to his late wife. But really he is trying to escape: from his family, his lovers, his history, his entire Haffnerian condition. For Haffner is 78. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaffner, in other words, is too old to be grown up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Thirlwell was born in London in 1978. He is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Escape\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2003, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e listed him among its 20 best young British novelists. His much-praised book on the international art of the novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Delighted States\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2008. His work has been translated into 30 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253314207993,"sku":"9780312681135","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/PyWll1ydGR9780312681135.webp?v=1768700164","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-escape-paperback-6","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}