{"product_id":"cafe-unfiltered","title":"Café Unfiltered","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Finely drawn . . . Charming and engrossing.\"--\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Vega, singer-songwriter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ode to the French café as a magical place, portrayed by a beloved author with humanity, insight, and tenderness. At a classic café in the French provinces, anonymity, chance encounters, and traumatic pasts collide against the muted background of global instability. Jean-Philippe Blondel, author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe 6:41 to Paris, \u003c\/i\u003e presents a moving fresco of intertwined destinies. In the span of twenty-four hours, a medley of characters retrace the fading patterns of their lives after a long disruption from Covid. A mother and son realize their vast differences, a man takes tea with a childhood friend he had once covertly fallen for, and a woman crosses paths with the ex who abandoned her in Australia. Amidst it all, the café swirls like a kaleidoscope, bringing together customers, waiters, and owners past and present. Within its walls and on its terrace, they examine the threads of their existence, laying bare their inner selves, their failed dreams, and their hopes for the uncertain future that awaits us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Philippe Blondel\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1964 in Troyes, France, where he lives as an author and English teacher. His novel \u003ci\u003eThe 6:41 to Paris\u003c\/i\u003e has been acclaimed in both the United States and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and translator of literature from French. Among the authors she has translated are J. M. G. Le Clézio, Christian Bobin, Muriel Barbery, and Amélie Nothomb. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Vessel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626238710034,"sku":"9781954404205","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07d09ecd-99d9-4da0-b06c-5542aa24e6ab.jpg?v=1732651824","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cafe-unfiltered","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}