{"product_id":"2940170094790","title":"The Fortunate Ones: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne very special work of artamp;#8212;a Chaim Soutine paintingamp;#8212;will connect the lives and fates of two different women, generations apart, in this enthralling and transporting debut novel that moves from World War II Vienna to contemporary Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1939 in Vienna, and as the specter of war darkens Europe, Rose Zimmeramp;#8217;s parents are desperate. Unable to get out of Austria, they manage to secure passage for their young daughter on a kindertransport, and send her to live with strangers in England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix years later, the war finally over, a grief-stricken Rose attempts to build a life for herself. Alone in London, devastated, she cannot help but try to search out one piece of her childhood: the Chaim Soutine painting her mother had cherished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany years later, the painting finds its way to America. In modern-day Los Angeles, Lizzie Goldstein has returned home for her fatheramp;#8217;s funeral. Newly single and unsure of her path, she also carries a burden of guilt that cannot be displaced. Years ago, as a teenager, Lizzie threw a party at her fatheramp;#8217;s house with unexpected but far-reaching consequences. The Soutine painting that she loved and had provided lasting comfort to her after her own mother had died was stolen, and has never been recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting will bring Lizzie and Rose together and ignite an unexpected friendship, eventually revealing long-held secrets that hold painful truths. Spanning decades and unfolding in crystalline, atmospheric prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Fortunate Ones\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting story of longing, devastation, and forgiveness, and a deep examination of the bonds and desires that map our private histories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098250658032,"sku":"2940170094790","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170094790_p0.jpg?v=1763701841","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170094790","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}