{"product_id":"9780547563855","title":"The Last Life: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “mesmerizing” novel of a family falling apart by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Set in colonial Algeria, the south of France, and New England, and narrated by a fifteen-year-old girl with a ruthless regard for the truth, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of the LaBasse family, whose quiet integrity is shattered by the shots from a grandfather’s rifle. As their world suddenly begins to crumble, long-hidden shame emerges: a son abandoned by the family before he was even born, a mother whose identity is not what she has claimed, and a father whose act of defiance brings Hotel Bellevue—the family business—to its knees.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the PEN\/Faulkner Award-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor’s Children\u003c\/i\u003e, named one of the best books of the year by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, this novel skillfully reveals how the stories we tell ourselves, and the lies to which we cling, can turn on us in a moment.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[A] tour de force . . . every step feels stunningly sure.” —\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104408781040,"sku":"9780547563855","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547563855_p0.jpg?v=1763716613","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547563855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}