{"product_id":"9781409077459","title":"Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi","description":"\u003cp\u003eVoted the most popular Italian sportsman of the twentieth century, Fausto Angelo Coppi was the \u003ci\u003ecampionissimo\u003c\/i\u003e - champion of champions. The greatest cyclist of the immediate post-war years, he was the first man to win cycling's great double, the Tour de France and Tour of Italy in the same year - and he did it twice. He achieved mythical status for his crushing solo victories, world titles and world records. But his significance extends far beyond his sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoppi's scandalous divorce and controversial early death convulsed a conservative, staunchly Roman Catholic Italy in the 1950s. At a time when adultery was still illegal, Coppi and his lover were dragged from their bed in the middle of the night, excommunicated and forced to face a clamorous legal battle. The ramifications of this case are still being felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFallen Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed cycling biographer, William Fotheringham, tells the tragic story of Coppi's life and death - of how a man who became the symbol of a nation's rebirth after the disasters of war died reviled and heartbroken. Told with insight and intelligence, this is a unique portrait of Italy and Italian sport at a time of tumultuous change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138092384496,"sku":"9781409077459","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781409077459_p0.jpg?v=1763719810","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781409077459","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}