{"product_id":"priscilla-the-hidden-life-of-an-englishwoman-in-wartime-france-9780062297044","title":"Priscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePriscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France\u003c\/em\u003e by Nicholas Shakespeare is a transcendent work of narrative nonfiction in the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nicholas Shakespeare stumbled across a trunk full of his late aunt's personal belongings, he was unaware of where this discovery would take him and what he would learn about her hidden past. The glamorous, mysterious figure he remembered from his childhood was very different from the morally ambiguous young woman who emerged from the trove of love letters, journals and photographs, surrounded by suitors and living the precarious existence of a British citizen in a country controlled by the enemy during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young boy, Shakespeare had always believed that his aunt was a member of the Resistance and had been tortured by the Germans. The truth turned out to be far more complicated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiecing together fragments of his aunt's remarkable and tragic story, \u003cem\u003ePriscilla\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a stunning story of detection, a loving portrait of a flawed woman trying to survive in terrible times, and a spellbinding slice of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062297044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakespeare, Nicholas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Shakespeare's books have been translated into twenty languages. They include \u003cem\u003eThe Vision of Elena Silves\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and \u003cem\u003eThe Dancer Upstairs\u003c\/em\u003e, which was made into a film of the same name by John Malkovich. His nonfiction includes the critically acclaimed authorized biography of Bruce Chatwin. Shakespeare is married with two sons and lives in Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40937527017587,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":18.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3dae8664-0ea4-4c8b-9839-03833e8f78bb.jpg?v=1693314259","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/priscilla-the-hidden-life-of-an-englishwoman-in-wartime-france-9780062297044","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}