{"product_id":"9781453261651","title":"Prospero's Cell: A Guide to the Landscape and Manners of the Island of Corfu","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a member of the real-life family portrayed in \u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu\u003c\/i\u003e, this memoir of the idyllic Greek island is “among the best books ever written” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Before Lawrence Durrell became a renowned novelist, poet, and travel writer, he spent four youthful years on Corfu, an island jewel with beauty to match the long and fascinating history within its rocky shores. While his brother, Gerald, was collecting animals as a budding naturalist, Lawrence fished, drank, and lived with the natives in the years leading up to World War II, sheltered from the tumult that was engulfing Europe—until finally he could ignore the world no longer. Durrell left for Alexandria, to serve his country as a wartime diplomat, but never forgot the wonders of Corfu.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this “brilliant” journey through that idyllic time and place, Durrell returns to the land that made him so happy, blending his love of history with memories of his adventures there (\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e). Like the blue Aegean, \u003ci\u003eProspero’s Cell\u003c\/i\u003e is deep and crystal clear, offering a perfect view straight to the heart of a nation.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125456847088,"sku":"9781453261651","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453261651_p0.jpg?v=1772805538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453261651","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}