{"product_id":"alec-william-di-canzio-9781250849236","title":"Alec","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam di Canzio's \u003ci\u003eAlec\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired by \u003ci\u003eMaurice\u003c\/i\u003e, E. M. Forster's secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster's classic, published only after the author's death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDi Canzio follows their story past the end of \u003ci\u003eMaurice\u003c\/i\u003e to the front lines of battle in World War I and beyond. Forster, who tried to write an epilogue about the future of his characters, was stymied by the radical change that the Great War brought to their world. With the hindsight of a century, di Canzio imagines a future for them and a past for Alec--a young villager possessed of remarkable passion and self-knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlec\u003c\/i\u003e continues Forster's project of telling stories that are part of \"a great unrecorded history.\" Di Canzio's debut novel is a love story of epic proportions, at once classic and boldly new.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Di Canzio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250849233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250849236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.48w x 0.94d","brand":"William Di Canzio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046900363519,"sku":"9781250849236","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d068e9d-c4df-43d5-ab21-c33e63e7b997.jpg?v=1684987135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alec-william-di-canzio-9781250849236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}