{"product_id":"9781897009741","title":"Thomas: A Secret Life","description":"Set in early-18th-century France, Thomas: A Secret Life is the imagined life of Thomas Pichon. We first meet Thomas as a twelve-year old in the small town of Vire, Normandy. Precociously sensuous by nature, Thomas is inclined to poetry and religious\/erotic imaginings. A series of adolescent adventures provide striking background to his character.\u003cp\u003eRejecting parental insistence that he become a priest, Thomas steals away to Paris in the middle of the night. There, nearly broke, Thomas works as a lowly office clerk, joins the ranks of aspiring French writers and makes extra money serving as a part-time spy for the police of Paris. But his careers advance too slowly for his liking, and he finds himself taking regular comfort and release in prostitutes' stalls. A rendezvous with a high-class courtesan brings a new possibility and Thomas plots a future in which he can have his cake and eat it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter, lover, spy: Life is nowhere near as good or as easy as Thomas Pichon imagined it would be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nimbus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063406739696,"sku":"9781897009741","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781897009741_p0.jpg?v=1763610469","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781897009741","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}