{"product_id":"2940169350555","title":"The Garden of Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, \u003ci\u003eGarden of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortofino, Italy, 1943\u003c\/i\u003e. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd, Elodie is too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she's never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini's Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Portofino, young doctor Angelo Rosselli gives the frightened and exhausted girl sanctuary. He is a man with painful secrets of his own, haunted by guilt and remorse. But Elodie's arrival has the power to awaken a sense of hope and joy that Angelo thought was lost to him forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116530352368,"sku":"2940169350555","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169350555_p0.jpg?v=1763680535","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169350555","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}