{"product_id":"9780375704536","title":"The Girl at the Lion D'or","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully written and—extraordinarily moving.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller \u003cb\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/b\u003e, comes a haunting historical novel of passion, loss, and courage set in France between the two world wars. This Vintage Original edition marks its first appearance in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a rainy night in the 1930s, Anne Louvet appears at the run-down Hotel du Lion d'Or in the village of Janvilliers.  She is seeking a job and a new life, one far removed from the awful injustices of her past. As Anne embarks on a torrential love affair with a married veteran of the Great War, \u003cb\u003eThe Girl at the Lion d'Or\u003c\/b\u003e fashions an unbreakable spell of narrative and atmosphere that evokes French masters from Flaubert to Renoir.       \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This moving and profound novel is perfectly constructed, and admirable in its configurations of place and period.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I would urge those who appreciated—\u003cb\u003eThe French Lieutenant's Woman\u003c\/b\u003e to try this one—. They may well think it superior.\"—\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012857282800,"sku":"9780375704536","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375704536_p0.jpg?v=1763692220","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375704536","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}