{"product_id":"the-art-of-us-joe-ilunjo-9798309970759","title":"The Art of Us: A Novel of Love, Art, and Resistance in 1950s Paris","description":"\u003cb\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis, 1955. Isabelle Duval paints the city's soul onto canvas, her quiet life upended when Pierre Moreau-a brash artist with Marseille salt in his veins-walks into her world. Together, they build a gallery of dreams, only to find their love tested by a shadowy patron whose obsession with art hides a deadly secret.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs Franco's regime bleeds into Barcelona, a fiery Spanish painter, Sofia Márquez, seeks refuge in their gallery, her crimson-stained canvases exposing a past she can't escape. But when a forged portrait implicates Sofia in fascist atrocities, Isabelle and Pierre must choose: protect their friend or salvage their crumbling legacy. From the ashes of a burned mural to the glittering lies of Paris' elite, their journey crescendos in a deadly game of truth and betrayal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003c\/i\u003e The Nightingale \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e The Paris Wife, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping saga of love, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bond between art and resistance. Can a masterpiece outlive its maker-or will the serpent of greed devour them all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Ilunjo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798309970759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d","brand":"Joe Ilunjo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851133890815,"sku":"9798309970759","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-us-joe-ilunjo-9798309970759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}