{"product_id":"this-strange-eventful-history-9780349127057","title":"This Strange Eventful History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn This Strange Eventful History, Gaston Cassar, a Frenchman serving as a naval attache in Salonica in June 1940, says goodbye to his wife, aunt, and children while placing his faith in God that they will be reunited after the war. The family will never be the same again. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 23 May 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA TIME MAGAZINE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN OPRAH DAILY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN OBSERVER 2024 PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA GUARDIAN  2024 PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn epic family odyssey, ambitious and compelling, Guardian Book of the Day, June 1940. As Paris falls to the Germans, Gaston Cassar, an honorable servant of France, devoted husband, and father, currently posted as a naval attache in Salonica, bids farewell to his beloved wife, aunt, and children, placing his faith in God that they will be reunited after the war. But escaping the violence of that cataclysm is not the same as emerging unscathed. The family will never again be whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA work of breathtaking historical sweep and vivid psychological intimacy, This Strange Eventful History charts the Cassars' unfolding story as its members move between Salonica and Algeria, the US, Cuba, Canada, Argentina, Australia, and France - their itinerary shaped as much by a search for an elusive wholeness as by the imperatives of politics, faith, family, industry, and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 712g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 165 x 244 x 41 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780349127057\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claire Messud","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":46091047305466,"sku":"9780349127057","price":14.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1716571533128_book.jpg?v=1716624692","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/this-strange-eventful-history-9780349127057","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}