{"product_id":"the-metropolis-case-paperback-1","title":"The Metropolis Case - 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\u003eMatthew Gallaway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the smoky music halls of 1860s Paris to the tumbling skyscrapers of twenty-first-century New York, a sweeping tale of passion, music, and the human heart's yearning for connection.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unlikely quartet is bound together across centuries and continents by the strange and spectacular history of Richard Wagner's masterpiece opera \u003ci\u003eTristan and Isolde\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin is a forty-year-old lawyer who, despite his success, feels disoriented and disconnected from his life in post-9\/11 Manhattan. But even as he comes to terms with the missteps of his past, he questions whether his life will feel more genuine going forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades earlier, in the New York of the 1960s, Anna is destined to be a grande dame of the international stage. As she steps into the spotlight, however, she realizes that the harsh glare of fame may be more than she bargained for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria is a tall, awkward, ostracized teenager desperate to break free from the doldrums of 1970s Pittsburgh. When the operatic power of her extraordinary voice leads Maria to Juilliard, New York seems to hold possibilities that are both exhilarating and uncertain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucien is a young Parisian at the birth of the modern era, racing through the streets of Europe in an exuberant bid to become a singer for the ages. When tragedy leads him to a magical discovery, Lucien embarks on a journey that will help him--and Martin, Maria, and Anna--learn that it's not how many breaths you take, it's what you do with those you're given. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrandly operatic in scale, their story is one of music and magic, love and death, betrayal and fate. Matthew Gallaway's riveting debut will have readers spellbound from the opening page to its breathtaking conclusion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMATTHEW GALLAWAY\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a first-time novelist originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He now lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.98 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260943024377,"sku":"9780307463432","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TfIybQ5ElL9780307463432_d0b9c00c-ad59-4cb3-951c-4c521f09c75f.webp?v=1768790216","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-metropolis-case-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}