{"product_id":"liberation-joanna-scott-9780316018890","title":"Liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply moving. . . . Joanna Scott brilliantly captures war as seen through the innocence of a child.\" -\u003cem\u003eBookpage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdriana Nardi is only 10 years old when Allied forces occupy her lush island home during World War II, plaguing the quiet Italian village with violence and uncertainty. Amdu is a Senegalese soldier who abandons his comrades and befriends Adriana after witnessing an unspeakable act that has far-reaching repercussions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, on a commuter train bound for Penn Station, 60-year-old Adriana revisits her memories of the war and her doomed relationship with Amdu, even as a present crisis threatens her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A prismatic and quietly powerful look at war. . . . Scott pulls off kaleidoscopic shifts of observation with a depth of vision possessed by great writers.\" -Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully realized, exquisitely constructed, and fascinating. . . . A calming and beautiful book to read for consolation, in these dingy times.\" -Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It may be about World War II, but this book is as timely as can be.\" -Marie Claire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Scott's voice remains one of contemporary fiction's most eloquent and essential.\" -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316018899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316018890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.77w x 0.72d","brand":"Joanna Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057846841599,"sku":"9780316018890","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7024c4f1-a5fd-410d-87f9-073564782343.jpg?v=1685049209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/liberation-joanna-scott-9780316018890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}