{"product_id":"the-bay-of-noon-9780312422875","title":"The Bay of Noon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong out of print, Shirley Hazzard's classic novel of love and memory\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young Englishwoman working in Naples, Jenny comes to Italy fleeing a history that threatened to undo her. Alone in the fabulously ruined city, she idly follows up a letter of introduction from an acquaintance and so changes her life forever. Through the letter, she meets Giocanda, a beautiful and gifted writer, and Gianni, a famous Roman film director and Giocanda's lover. At work she encounters Justin, a Scotsman whose inscrutability Jenny finds mysteriously attractive. As she becomes increasingly involved in the lives of these three, she discovers that the past--and the patterns of a lifetime--are not easily discarded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Sydney, Australia, \u003cb\u003eShirley Hazzard\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-2016) lived in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Italy, and the United States. She is the author of the acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Transit of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award), as well as several other works of fiction, and most recently a memoir of Graham Greene, \u003ci\u003e Green on Capri.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556102213906,"sku":"9780312422875","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f94caba-b6c0-4cb0-9bdb-8d401ffc3097.jpg?v=1731748005","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bay-of-noon-9780312422875","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}