{"product_id":"the-breaking-of-a-wave-9781609453879","title":"The Breaking of a Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Strega Prize: a young girl in Tuscany finds hope amid heartbreak in \"a story about the lonely daydreams of outsiders\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmart, funny thirteen-year-old Luna lives in a small town on the coast of Tuscany. When her beloved brother, Luca, drowns in a surfing accident, Luna's mother retreats into herself, while Luna believes that Luca still speaks to her through a whalebone washed up on the nearby shore. At school, stricken by her loss yet determined to carry on, Luna makes a new friend and ally, the eccentric Zot, a boy from Chernobyl. Luna's fantasies will soon clash with the lies--even the well-intentioned ones--of the adult world, in this touching, funny, and imaginative novel by the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eLive Bait\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabio Genovesi\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Forte dei Marmi in Versilia in 1974. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLive Bait \u003c\/i\u003e(Other Press, 2014), which has been translated into over ten languages, an earlier novel, \u003ci\u003eVersilia Rock City\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir \u003ci\u003eMorte Dei Marmi\u003c\/i\u003e (Laterza, 2012), and the Strega Prize winning-novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Breaking of a Wave\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50359826415890,"sku":"9781609453879","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b09b54f-cde6-4da1-a61d-addc41e35b90.jpg?v=1728357874","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-breaking-of-a-wave-9781609453879","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}