{"product_id":"the-book-of-happiness-nina-berberova-9780811215039","title":"The Book of Happiness","description":"An outstanding novel about a young Russian woman's life in exile after the Russian Revolution. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the outstanding novels the great Russian writer Nina Berberova wrote during the years she lived in Paris, and the most autobiographical. \"All Berberova's characters live raw, unfurnished lives, in poverty, on the edge of cities, with little sense of belongingexcept in moments of epiphanyto their time and in life itself\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e). Such a character is Vera, the protagonist of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e. At the novel's opening, Vera is summoned to the scene of a suicide, that of her childhood companion, Sam Adler, whose family left Russia in the early days of the revolution and whom Vera has not seen in many years. His death reduces Vera to a flood of tears and memories of the times before Sam's departure, and thoughts about how her life has gone sinceher move to Paris where she lives tied to a brilliant but demanding invalid husband. Berberova spins the story with a wonderful unsentimental poignancy, making it a beautiful testament to the indestructibility of happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Berberova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811215032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811215039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.42w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2002 pg. 32","brand":"Nina Berberova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926340665599,"sku":"9780811215039","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9369fe03-d34f-4fb9-a4dd-126dbc281b6b.jpg?v=1681082531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-happiness-nina-berberova-9780811215039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}