{"product_id":"9780316028134","title":"Liberation: A Novel","description":"\"Deeply moving. . . . Joanna Scott brilliantly captures war as seen through the innocence of a child.\" -\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdriana Nardi is only 10 years old when Allied forces occupy her lush island home during World War II, plaguing the quiet Italian village with violence and uncertainty. Amdu is a Senegalese soldier who abandons his comrades and befriends Adriana after witnessing an unspeakable act that has far-reaching repercussions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Decades later, on a commuter train bound for Penn Station, 60-year-old Adriana revisits her memories of the war and her doomed relationship with Amdu, even as a present crisis threatens her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A prismatic and quietly powerful look at war. . . . Scott pulls off kaleidoscopic shifts of observation with a depth of vision possessed by great writers.\" -Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautifully realized, exquisitely constructed, and fascinating. . . . A calming and beautiful book to read for consolation, in these dingy times.\" -Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It may be about World War II, but this book is as timely as can be.\" -Marie Claire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scott's voice remains one of contemporary fiction's most eloquent and essential.\" -Kirkus Reviews","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103664095472,"sku":"9780316028134","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316028134_p0.jpg?v=1763678815","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316028134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}