{"product_id":"the-two-hotel-francforts-david-leavitt-9781596910430","title":"The Two Hotel Francforts","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is the summer of 1940, and Lisbon, Portugal, is the only neutral port left in Europe-a city filled with spies, crowned heads, and refugees of every nationality, tipping back absinthe to while away the time until their escape. Awaiting safe passage to New York on the SS \u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e, two couples meet: Pete and Julia Winters, expatriate Americans fleeing their sedate life in Paris; and Edward and Iris Freleng, sophisticated, independently wealthy, bohemian, and beset by the social and sexual anxieties of their class. As Portugal's neutrality, and the world's future, hang in the balance, the hidden threads in the lives of these four characters-Julia's status as a Jew, Pete and Edward's improbable affair, Iris's increasingly desperate efforts to save her tenuous marriage-begin to come loose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGorgeously written, sexually and politically charged, David Leavitt's long-awaited new novel is an extraordinary work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Leavitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596910437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596910430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.52w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2014 pg. 28","brand":"David Leavitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48174860828927,"sku":"9781596910430","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9feb3c2f-8f82-4478-8fde-96df2bd676f3.jpg?v=1771330998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-two-hotel-francforts-david-leavitt-9781596910430","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}