{"product_id":"monas-eyes-9798889661559","title":"Mona's Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SENSATIONAL #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THAT HAS TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM, IN A LARGE PRINT EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vibrant debut ... Schlesser seamlessly interweaves the art lessons with Mona's story ... Readers of Jostein Gaarder's \u003ci\u003eSophie's World\u003c\/i\u003e will love this.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art and commit to memory \"all that is beautiful in the world\" before Mona loses her sight forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the doctors can find no explanation for Mona's brief episode of blindness, they agree that the threat of permanent vision loss cannot be ruled out. The girl's grandfather, Henry, may not be able to stop his granddaughter from losing her sight, but he can fill the encroaching darkness with beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Wednesday for a year, the pair abscond together and visit a single masterpiece in one of Paris's renowned museums. From Botticelli to Basquiat, Mona learns how each artist's work shaped the world around them. In turn, the young girl's world is changed forever by the power of their art. Under the kind and careful tutelage of her grandfather, Mona learns the true meaning of generosity, melancholy, love, loss, and revolution. Her perspective will never be the same -- nor will the reader's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMona's Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt, enlightening journey across five centuries of Western art history. With the emotional impact of \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e and the readability of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Paris Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas Schlesser's sensational debut novel is at once a moving book about the beauty of life and a deeply touching story about the special bond between a girl and her grandfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchlesser, Thomas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Schlesser\u003c\/strong\u003e is the director of the Hartung-Bergman Foundation in Antibes, France. He teaches Art History at the École Polytechnique in Paris. He is the grandson of André Schlesser, known as Dadé, a singer and cabaret performer who founded the Cabaret L'Écluse. \u003cem\u003eMona's Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e is Schlesser's American debut. It has been translated into thirty-eight languages, including Braille. Schlesser was named 2025's Author of the Year by \u003cem\u003eLivres Hebdo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerle, Hildegarde:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - For Europa Editions, \u003cb\u003eHildegarde Serle\u003c\/b\u003e has translated the best-selling \u003ci\u003eMirror Visitor\u003c\/i\u003e series by Christelle Dabos and the novels by Valérie Perrin, including the international best-seller, \u003ci\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London.","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572467597586,"sku":"9798889661559","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_856987fb-5a24-4002-bcf8-671032752f4f.jpg?v=1755863054","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/monas-eyes-9798889661559","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}