{"product_id":"a-winters-night-valerio-massimo-manfredi-9781609450762","title":"A Winter's Night","description":"Set during the first half of the twentieth century, this is the story of the Brunis, a family of farmers from the Italian Padan Plain who have worked the land since time immemorial. And it is a story about the homeless multitudes, travelers, and tinkers, roaming Europe during the hardscrabble nineteen-twenties and thirties. In this expansive novel, reminiscent of Bertolucci's masterpiece \u003ci\u003e1900\u003c\/i\u003e in its scope and subject matter, these two worlds meet when the Brunis open their great barn and offer it as a refuge for those in need of a warm, dry, and safe place to sleep and eat.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe barn becomes font and inspiration for a series of vivid stories involving sundry strangers, the Bruni parents themselves, and their nine children--seven boys and two girls--who will grow into young men and women during World War I and its aftermath. Told in the tradition of country folktales and framed by the devastating years of strife--two world wars and the years of fascism--these stories will delight readers from the first page to the last. Manfredi's \u003ci\u003eA Winter's Night\u003c\/i\u003e provides a timely reminder that simple values and a sense of solidarity with our fellow human beings remain of vital importance, above all in a world undergoing momentous and rapid change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerio Massimo Manfredi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609450760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609450762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 1569\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/19\/2012 pg. 91","brand":"Valerio Massimo Manfredi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979356733695,"sku":"9781609450762","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4d6116e-2c2c-4f4c-bfb0-3ac66bf3f888.jpg?v=1683245118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-winters-night-valerio-massimo-manfredi-9781609450762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}