{"product_id":"9781504024280","title":"The Scarlet Thread","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Englishwoman marries a Sicilian-American soldier during World War II and then vanishes from his life in this story of star-crossed love and deadly vendettas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e They meet and fall in love in Palermo during World War II. She’s an English nurse, the daughter of a Sussex country doctor. He’s a wounded Sicilian-American soldier. When they marry, Angela Drummond is pregnant, but Steven Falconi will not be with her the day their son is born.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Believing Angela to be the tragic victim of a German bomb, Steven returns to New York to take his place as heir apparent of his Mafia family. But he never stops mourning the loss of his love, even when he marries Clara Fabrizzi in a practical union of dynasties. The pampered, wildly jealous daughter of a powerful don, Clara will let nothing stand in the way of her uncontrollable passion for her husband.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Then one day, Steven sees a ghost.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Reminiscent of the works of Mario Puzo, \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Thread \u003c\/i\u003ejourneys across three continents and two decades to tell a story about the terrible price of power and the incalculable cost of love.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132118384880,"sku":"9781504024280","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504024280_p0.jpg?v=1769897120","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504024280","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}