{"product_id":"red-dress-in-black-and-white-9780525563471","title":"Red Dress in Black and White","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the widely acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/i\u003e a stirring, timely new novel that unfolds in Istanbul over the course of a single day, when an American woman attempts to leave behind her life in Turkey--and her marriage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCatherine has been married for many years to Murat, an influential Turkish real estate developer, and they have a young son, William. But when she decides to return home to the United States with William and her lover, Peter, Murat takes a stand. He enlists the help of an American diplomat to prevent them from going--and, in so doing, becomes further enmeshed in a web of deception and corruption. As the hidden architecture of these relationships is gradually exposed, we move to the heart of intersecting worlds populated by struggling artists, wealthy businessmen, expats, spies. And, at the center, a child torn between his parents. Riveting and perceptive, \u003ci\u003eRed Dress in Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of personal and political intrigue, a portrait of a nation on the brink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eELLIOT ACKERMAN is a National Book Award finalist, author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark at the Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGreen on Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003ePlaces and Names\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in Esquire, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He is both a former White House Fellow and a Marine, and he served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He divides his time between New York City and Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50443469422866,"sku":"9780525563471","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89efd60b-9637-4716-9f0f-1c0b7874e87a.jpg?v=1729674038","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/red-dress-in-black-and-white-9780525563471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}