{"product_id":"9781682301555","title":"Secret Passages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Le Carre, meet Dr. Feynman! ... [T]his one really makes the earth move.\" —Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to the characters and setting of his widely admired novel, BROKEN SYMMETRIES, SECRET PASSAGES is the story of a revolutionary physics experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECRET PASSAGES centers on Manolis Minakis, a shepherd boy who grows up orphaned and wild on the island of Crete. But after a meeting with archaeologist John Pendlebury, who appreciates Minakis’ innate gift for mathematics, he is sent to Cambridge University. There, Minakis becomes a renowned physicist and eventually a successful industrialist, returning to Crete in retirement. Using a cache of Minoan treasures, Minakis lures photographer Anne-Marie Brand and her husband, theoretician Peter Slater, to aid in his experimental attempts to recover the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the colorful background of the island of Crete, the legendary home of a once-great civilization, earthquakes, love, loss, and the mysterious history of the physicist Minakis make this a fascinating and enthralling novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diversion Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058902974704,"sku":"9781682301555","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781682301555_p0.jpg?v=1769889891","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781682301555","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}