{"product_id":"9781101561058","title":"The Book of Jonas: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e An exceptional debut novel about a young Muslim war orphan whose  family is killed in a military operation gone wrong, and the American  soldier to whom his fate, and survival, is bound. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonas is fifteen when his family is killed during an errant U.S.  military operation in an unnamed Muslim country. With the help of an  international relief organization, he is sent to America, where he  struggles to assimilate-foster family, school, a first love.  Eventually, he tells a court-mandated counselor and therapist about a  U.S. soldier, Christopher Henderson, responsible for saving his life on  the tragic night in question. Christopher's mother, Rose, has dedicated  her life to finding out what really happened to her son, who  disappeared after the raid in which Jonas' village was destroyed. When  Jonas meets Rose, a shocking and painful secret gradually surfaces from  the past, and builds to a shattering conclusion that haunts long after  the final page. Told in spare, evocative prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of  Jonas\u003c\/i\u003e is about memory, about the terrible choices made during war,  and about what happens when foreign disaster appears at our own  doorstep. It is a rare and virtuosic novel from an exciting new writer  to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127942594800,"sku":"9781101561058","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101561058_p0.jpg?v=1763687676","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101561058","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}