{"product_id":"9781913547738","title":"Stephane Carlier - Clara Reads Proust","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Stéphane Carlier. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Romance, Contemporary, Alternative History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An elegant and quietly lyrical charting of a life changed by books' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tender and witty coming-of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, peppered with a cast of quirky characters and a unique heroine. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara is a hairdresser at Cindy Coiffure, a sleepy French salon with an identity crisis. Her relationship is fizzling out. Her tanoholic boss Madame Habib worships Jacques Chirac and talks longingly of her days in Paris. And now Madame Léeacute;vy-Leroyer wants to go blonde. Clara can't help but wonder if there's more to life than this . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything changes when a customer leaves behind the first volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. As Clara reads, she discovers a new world. And slowly but surely, she will work out who she wants to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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":58030349910390,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781913547738.jpg?v=1780660874","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781913547738","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}