{"product_id":"2940170092345","title":"The Balcony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA century-spanning portrait of the inhabitants of a French village, revealing the deception, despair, love, and longing beneath the calm surface of ordinary lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if our homes could tell the stories of others who lived there before us? Set in a small village near Paris, \u003ci\u003eThe Balcony\u003c\/i\u003e follows the inhabitants of a single estateamp;mdash;including a manor and a servants' cottageamp;mdash;over the course of several generations, from the Belle Époque to the present day, introducing us to a fascinating cast of characters. A young American au pair develops a crush on her brilliant employer. An ex-courtesan shocks the servants, a Jewish couple in hiding from the Gestapo attract the curiosity of the neighbors, and a housewife begins an affair while renovating her downstairs. Rich and poor, young and old, powerful and persecuted, all of these people are seeking something: meaning, love, a new beginning, or merely survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, cross-generational connections and troubled legacies haunt the same spaces, so that the rose garden, the forest pond, and the balcony off the manor's third floor bedroom become silent witnesses to a century of human drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her debut, Jane Delury writes with masterful economy and profound wisdom about growing up, growing old, marriage, infidelity, motherhoodamp;mdash;in other words, about lifeamp;mdash;weaving a gorgeous tapestry of relationships, life-altering choices, and fleeting moments across the frame of the twentieth century. A sumptuous narrative of place that burrows deep into individual lives to reveal hidden regrets, resentments, and desires, \u003ci\u003eThe Balcony\u003c\/i\u003e is brimming with compassion, natural beauty, and unmistakable humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150493925616,"sku":"2940170092345","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170092345_p0.jpg?v=1763701587","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170092345","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}