{"product_id":"9780140298444","title":"S.: A Novel about the Balkans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eS.\u003c\/b\u003e may very well be one of the strongest books about war you will ever read. . . .The writing is taut, precise, and masterful.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1992, during the height of the Bosnian war, \u003cb\u003eS.\u003c\/b\u003e reveals one of the most horrifying aspects of any war: the rape and torture of civilian women by occupying forces. S. is the story of a Bosnian woman in exile who has just given birth to an unwanted child—one without a country, a name, a father, or a language. Its birth only reminds her of an even more grueling experience: being repeatedly raped by Serbian soldiers in the \"women's room\" of a prison camp. Through a series of flashbacks, S. relives the unspeakable crimes she has endured, and in telling her story—timely, strangely compelling, and ultimately about survival—depicts the darkest side of human nature during wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063298244848,"sku":"9780140298444","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140298444_p0.jpg?v=1769915197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140298444","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}