{"product_id":"lamerique","title":"L'Amérique","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in Paris shortly after World War II, L'Am rique recounts the fortitude of one Parisian family in a nation humiliated by defeat and torn by recriminations. It is above all the story of Jeanot, a boy raised by disparate people in a middle-class apartment building, and the journey that will take him to L'Am rique, where dreams come true, but rarely as expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanot's world is peopled by his great aunt Tatie, who sleeps with her hat on, her detestable maid Gu nol , and Kharkov, the building's White Russian concierge. And then there are his extraordinary friends, D d  and Babette in Paris, and KC and Robert in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eL'Am rique is a story of growing up in a country with little to offer its people, and of coming of age in a strange mythical land of too many promises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSagnier, Thierry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Thierry Sagnier is a writer whose works have been published both in the United States and abroad. He is the author of The IFO Report, Bike! Motorcycles and the People who Ride Them, Washington by Night, Thirst, and The Fortunate Few. Sagnier was born in France and came to the United States in his early teens. He has worked and written for The Washington Post, produced videos and short films for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and was a columnist for Canada's Le Devoir. He currently lives in Virginia.","brand":"Apprentice House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50361038569746,"sku":"9781627201742","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cde96ba9-6a1b-45e5-9dfc-18b4d143fd31.jpg?v=1728370168","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lamerique","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}