{"product_id":"our-precious-wars-9798889661450","title":"Our Precious Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ode to memory, to home, and to the beauty of the natural world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat remains of the springs, summers, autumns, and winters of a woman's life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsadora, now an old woman relegated to a hospice, looks back on her life and how intimately intertwined it was with that of the big, sprawling house where she spent almost her entire existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer memories of childhood and beyond come back to her, season by season: from the games and warmth of Summer and the back-to-school days of Autumn, to the crisp, cold days of Winter--days of loneliness and death--and to Spring's promise of renewal, and of the return to the house that meant so much to her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in lyrical, beguiling language, Isadora guides the reader through the maze of her memory by classifying, like a watercolor painter, her recollections by season. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTripier, Perrine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerrine Tripier\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and teacher originally from Limousin, France. \u003cem\u003eOur Precious Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, her debut novel, won the ENS Paris-Saclay Literary Prize (2024), the Cocteau Maisons-Laffitte Prize (2024), and the Prix Aznavour des Mots d'Amour awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, Alison:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e's translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of Muriel Barbery's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690808606994,"sku":"9798889661450","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ac8cd726-b534-4818-a36d-4b92078b4fc6.jpg?v=1761748400","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/our-precious-wars-9798889661450","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}