{"product_id":"9780393245134","title":"Richard Temple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the best novelists since Jane Austen.\"—\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The protagonist of this World War II novel is a prisoner of the German army in France. In order to keep himself sane while denying the charges and absorbing the beatings of his captors, Richard Temple conducts a minute examination—one might almost call it a prosecution—of his own life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Temple escapes from a blighted childhood and his widowed, alcoholic mother thanks to an artistic gift, the one thing of value he has to his name. His life as a painter in London of the '30s is cruelly deprived. In order to eat, he squanders this one asset by becoming a forger of art, specializing in minor works by Utrillo. He is rescued by the love of a beautiful and wealthy woman, and it is the failure of this relationship and the outbreak of war that propel him into the world of espionage.","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077726093552,"sku":"9780393245134","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393245134_p0.jpg?v=1763696825","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393245134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}