{"product_id":"the-wide-world-9781472292124","title":"The Wide World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e'' FAVOURITE NOVELS OF 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first epic novel in THE GLORIOUS YEARS series from the two times winner of the  prestigious Prix-Goncourt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with. And it is exactly those great 19th century novels that Lemaitre will remind you of'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut, dominated by Louis, who has built a hugely successful business manufacturing artisanal soaps. Louis has three sons, but none seems to have the aptitude for commerce he desires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere''s Jean, the eldest, a feckless man who is both lazy and weak. When his ambitious wife suggests a move to France, he jumps at the chance for escape - for Jean has a secret that no-one must ever uncover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEtienne is the youngest son, who travels to Saigon looking for love, and there uncovers financial corruption and violence linked to the very highest officials - eviden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wide World \u003c\/i\u003eis one of his best . . .  Compellingly plotted, stuffed with great characters, thought-provokingly situated in history * The Times *\u003cbr\u003ePierre Lemaitre skilfully captivates and stuns the reader * Le Figaro Litteraire *\u003cbr\u003eStorytelling with never a dull moment * Le Figaro *\u003cbr\u003eLemaitre casts his net wide, skilfully contrasting the vibrancy, exoticism and dangerous excitement of Saigon and Beirut in the years after the second world war with the drab, careworn city that Paris has become * Financial Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739464315223,"sku":"9781472292124","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472292124.jpg?v=1720052320","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wide-world-9781472292124","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}