{"product_id":"the-cloud-sketcher-9780060956134","title":"The Cloud Sketcher","description":"In a tiny village in Finland, Esko Vaananen is at the brink of despair -- he loves a woman he can never have. Suddenly, in the magical light of the aurora borealis, he has a vision of an impossibly tall building rising gracefully from the frozen lake and disappearing into the clouds above him. This \u003cem\u003epilvenpiirtaja\u003c\/em\u003e -- cloud sketcher or skyscraper -- sparks a lifelong quest for beauty in Esko. He will pursue and protect these two passions -- his vision and his love -- no matter how great the cost, for the rest of his life. It is a journey that leads him into the Bolshevik revolution and the Jazz Age nightclubs of New York City and to strike a Faustian bargain with a ruthless gangster -- all in the pursuit of artistic perfection and impossible, unattainable love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Rayner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.32w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060956134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Mar\/Apr 2002\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2002 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRayner, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in England, Richard Rayner now lives in Los Angeles. His previous books include the memoir \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Suit\u003c\/em\u003e and the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Cloud Sketcher\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eL.A. Without a Map\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMurder Book\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40651378950259,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ef8d5a80-10eb-406b-886d-4283c6e17055.jpg?v=1672931560","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-cloud-sketcher-9780060956134","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}