{"product_id":"2940170601561","title":"The Book of Jonas","description":"Jonas is fifteen when his family is killed during an errant U.S. \u003cbr\u003emilitary operation in an unnamed Muslim country. With the help of an \u003cbr\u003einternational relief organization, he is sent to America, where he \u003cbr\u003estruggles to assimilate-foster family, school, a first love. Eventually,\u003cbr\u003e he tells a court-mandated counselor and therapist about a U.S. soldier,\u003cbr\u003e Christopher Henderson, responsible for saving his life on the tragic \u003cbr\u003enight in question.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristopher's mother, Rose, has dedicated her life to\u003cbr\u003e finding out what really happened to her son, who disappeared after the \u003cbr\u003eraid in which Jonas's village was destroyed. When Jonas meets Rose, a \u003cbr\u003eshocking and painful secret gradually surfaces from the past, and builds\u003cbr\u003e to a shattering conclusion that haunts long after the final sentence. Told \u003cbr\u003ein spare, evocative prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Jonas\u003c\/i\u003e is about memory, \u003cbr\u003eabout the terrible choices made during war, and about what happens when \u003cbr\u003eforeign disaster appears at our own doorstep. It is a rare and virtuosic\u003cbr\u003e novel from an exciting new writer to watch.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105048674544,"sku":"2940170601561","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170601561_p0.jpg?v=1763713968","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170601561","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}