{"product_id":"the-town-with-acacia-trees-mihail-sebastian-9781912430291","title":"The Town with Acacia Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA classic coming of age story by a master storyteller.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBored by religious instruction and painting lessons, a group of friends at a convent school spend their days dreaming of romance, fashion and the latest gramophone records. One by one, they give up their visions of adventure and submit to provincial life, marrying for money and status, like their mothers before them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlain, jaundiced Lucreția becomes the envy of her friends when Paul, a glamorous dandy, proposes, but she hides a shocking secret that will destroy their marriage and expose them to scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly Adriana Dunea, the most beautiful and talented girl in the school, seems destined for happiness with her childhood sweetheart, Gelu. But everything changes when, on a trip to Bucharest, she meets Cello Viorin, a famous composer...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe translation from Romanian by Gabi Reigh was awarded a 2019 English PEN Translates Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mihail Sebastian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912430290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912430291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aurora Metro Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 193","brand":"Mihail Sebastian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983784083711,"sku":"9781912430291","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82622b11-ab73-4666-ae8e-32e87db9246b.jpg?v=1683268698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-town-with-acacia-trees-mihail-sebastian-9781912430291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}