{"product_id":"9780140238259","title":"William Boyd - The Blue Afternoon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by William Boyd. Themes include Literature \u0026amp; Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young ambitious architect is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search of a murderer, but finally in celebration of a glorious, undying love.\u003cbr\u003e 'William Boyd always, and justifiably, been described as a great storyteller... here he creates a world both elegiac and hopeful, and achingly memorable.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Richly entertaining... Boyd has organised his narrative into one elegant and almost seamless weave.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58448577954166,"sku":null,"price":3.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780140238259.jpg?v=1786606292","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780140238259","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}