{"product_id":"9781475909869","title":"Lives of the Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003e• Arcangelo Vidi, a middle-aged man in Florence, is tormented, torn between a painting and his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• In late-nineteenth-century St. Petersburg, Fyodor Petrov returns from the dead and can still juggle, although not very well.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Gabriella Sammartini, a talented young mezzo-soprano in Venice, dreams of becoming a hatcheck girl.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• In medieval England, Eldred the Shoemaker’s Son is blessed with an unusual number of noses and multiple pairs of shoes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• A Parisian woman carries seven tears with her wherever she goes. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSuch are the Lives of the Saints, the matically-related, centuriesspanning character studies set mostly in Europe and almost entirely on Earth. By turns poignant and funny, tragic and absurd, Lives of the Saints is at once a thought-provoking meditation on time, mortality, and love, and an entertaining compendium of sheer silliness.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this finely crafted collection of gems, Frank Arricale displays a remarkable range of expression. Whether dealing with the heartbreak of loss or the inanity of everyday life, he demonstrates a brilliant sense of timing and a keen awareness of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167702925552,"sku":"9781475909869","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475909869_p0.jpg?v=1763606563","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475909869","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}