{"product_id":"the-two-hotel-francforts-paperback","title":"The Two Hotel Francforts - 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\u003eDavid Leavitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the summer of 1940, and Lisbon, Portugal, is the only neutral port left in Europe-a city filled with spies, crowned heads, and refugees of every nationality, tipping back absinthe to while away the time until their escape. Awaiting safe passage to New York on the SS \u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e, two couples meet: Pete and Julia Winters, expatriate Americans fleeing their sedate life in Paris; and Edward and Iris Freleng, sophisticated, independently wealthy, bohemian, and beset by the social and sexual anxieties of their class. As Portugal's neutrality, and the world's future, hang in the balance, the hidden threads in the lives of these four characters-Julia's status as a Jew, Pete and Edward's improbable affair, Iris's increasingly desperate efforts to save her tenuous marriage-begin to come loose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGorgeously written, sexually and politically charged, David Leavitt's long-awaited new novel is an extraordinary work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Leavitt\u003c\/b\u003e's books include the collection \u003ci\u003eFamily Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Language of Cranes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhile England Sleeps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Body of Jonah Boyd\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Clerk\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award and the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award). He is also the author of two nonfiction works, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlorence, A Delicate Case\u003c\/i\u003e. He is professor of English at the University of Florida in Gainesville and edits the literary magazine\u003ci\u003e Subtropics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003ewww.davidleavittwriter.com\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 0.73 x 8.48 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48757430812921,"sku":"9781596910430","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Gubqqo_FG09781596910430.webp?v=1785946521","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-two-hotel-francforts-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}