{"product_id":"the-garden-of-letters-9780425266250","title":"The Garden of Letters","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE LOST WIFE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, \u003ci\u003eGarden of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortofino, Italy, 1943\u003c\/i\u003e. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd, Elodie is too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she's never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini's Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Portofino, young doctor Angelo Rosselli gives the frightened and exhausted girl sanctuary. He is a man with painful secrets of his own, haunted by guilt and remorse. But Elodie's arrival has the power to awaken a sense of hope and joy that Angelo thought was lost to him forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlyson Richman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mask Carver's Son\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rhythm of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Van Gogh\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Long Island with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50411353800978,"sku":"9780425266250","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4563d7de-35e0-4c72-b188-a7a52839a89e.jpg?v=1729311663","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-garden-of-letters-9780425266250","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}