{"product_id":"9781466882867","title":"The Book of Loss: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the perfectly realized world of imperial tenth-century Japan, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Loss\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping novel of sexual jealousy at court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA renowned storyteller and lady-in-waiting to the Empress, the narrator is locked in a bitter rivalry with another woman for the love of a banished nobleman. Forced to observe the complex rules and social hierarchies of court life, she finds herself caught in a trap of her own making. Her machinations reach such a pitch that they threaten to undermine the rule of the Emperor himself. She records her plight, and her acidulous observations of courtly life, in her diary. Her voice is unforgettable—both foreign and utterly modern. Her sense of loss is unbearable, her love is all-consuming, and it will push her to the extremes of rivalry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering intimate seductions and terrible betrayals, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Loss\u003c\/i\u003e by Julith Jedamus takes the reader into the farthest reaches of desire, where passion rules and jealousy leads to unthinkable acts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125841838320,"sku":"9781466882867","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466882867_p0.jpg?v=1769892122","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466882867","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}