{"product_id":"birdsong-a-novel-of-love-and-war-paperback","title":"Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSebastian Faulks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A mesmerising story of love and war spanning three generations and the unimaginable gulf between the First World War and the 1990s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"overpowering and beautiful novel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), the young Englishman Stephen Wraysford passes through a tempestuous love affair with Isabelle Azaire in France and enters the dark, surreal world beneath the trenches of No Man's Land. Sebastian Faulks creates a world of fiction that is as tragic as \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e and as sensuous as \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient, c\u003c\/i\u003erafted from the ruins of war and the indestructibility of love.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to international critical and popular acclaim, this intensely romantic yet stunningly realistic novel spans three generations and the unimaginable gulf between the First World War and the present. As the young Englishman Stephen Wraysford passes through a tempestuous love affair with Isabelle Azaire in France and enters the dark, surreal world beneath the trenches of No Man's Land, Sebastian Faulks creates a world of fiction that is as tragic as A Farewell to Arms and as sensuous as The English Patient. Crafted from the ruins of war and the indestructibility of love, Birdsong is a novel that will be read and marveled at for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSebastian Faulks is best known for his trilogy of novels set in France: \u003cb\u003eThe Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Gray\u003c\/b\u003e, the latter two of which were bestsellers. After a period in France, he and his family now live in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151584727175,"sku":"9780679776819","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b036203d42c66eb45b865039fb22efed.webp?v=1733208105","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/birdsong-a-novel-of-love-and-war-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}