{"product_id":"9781446496534","title":"The Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A novel that is brilliant enough to raise itself effortlessly above and beyond the level of the vices it portrays: strange art and reckless passion, cocaine, excessive exercise and other forms of addiction' - Fabienne Dum, \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRímini splits up with his girlfriend of twelve years, Sofía. The parting is initially amicable and he moves on, carefree, with a new zest for life. Hungry to make up for lost time and keen to forget the past, he finds a younger girlfriend and starts using cocaine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSofía, however, finds herself unable to let go, and continues to reappear on Rímini's horizon. Though the apparently idyllic relationship is over, their love has not died, merely taken on a different form. As time passes and their paths continue to cross, the past festers and torments them, like an infection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143186596080,"sku":"9781446496534","price":14.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446496534_p0.jpg?v=1763824678","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446496534","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}