{"product_id":"9781449022815","title":"Lisa... From Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLISA\u003c\/b\u003e …\u003ci\u003e From Spain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA tale of war, fascism --- and love among the children of immigrants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNestled on a hillside with Paris visible off in the distance sits the magnificent Union-Elyseés Hotel. It is an imposing structure, rich in history, that beautifully dominates the surrounding landscape, and back in the year 1919 it was a particularly festive place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the Peace Conference that followed the First World War, it played host to several of the delegations charged with forging a lasting peace, and with redrawing the maps of Europe and the Middle East. There was a feeling of optimism among the people, but no one was more hopeful than a young immigrant from the losing side who worked at the old Elyseés for little more than food and shelter while anxiously awaiting the outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story begins in America at the outbreak in Europe of the Second World War, and it continues with a visit to the Union- Elyseés by the great-grandson of the hopeful young immigrant some sixty-five years later.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e”History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”  --- Mark Twain\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123887522032,"sku":"9781449022815","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449022815_p0.jpg?v=1763831289","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449022815","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}