{"product_id":"9780972551816","title":"Mektoub: A Young Woman's War Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom her childhood home in Tunisia, 19-year-old Nicole moved to Algeria to   attend the university.  On the night of her arrival, watching from her   apartment balcony, she witnessed the surprise Allied air and sea attack on the   city of Algiers in November 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCompelled to join the war effort, Nicole enlisted in the French Army, which   shipped the young lieutenant to Italy, where battles raged and tragedy   struck.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNicole then took part in the Allied landing on the French Riviera.    Working as a translator and interpreter between French and American personnel,   she helped the Allied armies liberate Europe from Axis occupation. As the war   ended, Nicole married an American officer, then sailed to the United States as a   \"war bride\" in 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMektoub is Nicole's story of her coming-of-age amid the uncertainties of war   in North Africa and Europe. This memoir chronicles her experiences during World   War II and her relationships with people she loved and lost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neurofame Operations","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019080876272,"sku":"9780972551816","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780972551816_p0.jpg?v=1763877045","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780972551816","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}