{"product_id":"fractured-soul-akira-mizubayashi-9780063093669","title":"Fractured Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwarded the Prix des libraires by France's booksellers, a universal story about music and restoring one's faith in others amid the aftermath of tremendous loss.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTokyo, 1938. An amateur quartet, led by the compassionate Yu, gathers to practice. Suddenly, their rehearsal is brutally interrupted by military police. In the ensuing skirmish, Yu's violin is smashed while his son, Rei, witnesses his father's arrest. He will never see him again. Salvaging his father's instrument, Rei escapes thanks to a mysterious lieutenant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParis, 2003. Raised in France, Rei-now Jacques-has dedicated his life to the broken violin's repair: studying music, becoming an apprentice, and, eventually, a luthier. However, despite his effort to rehabilitate the damage of years ago, he struggles to reconcile his past with the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, when a world-class violinist, connected to the lieutenant that helped him as a boy, appears, Jacques' past is rekindled and he perseveres in a final bid to heal. \u003cem\u003eFractured Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is a parable of what once was lost and what there stands to be gained-a story of immense beauty and ferocious courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the French by Alison Anderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Akira Mizubayashi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063093669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063093669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 23","brand":"Akira Mizubayashi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076408439039,"sku":"9780063093669","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77857ab9-ef91-420b-b0e6-c4a9bae25506.jpg?v=1685464829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fractured-soul-akira-mizubayashi-9780063093669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}