{"product_id":"liar-moon","title":"Liar Moon","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLiar Moon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBen Pastor\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781904738824\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBitter Lemon Pr\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eF First Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e268\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Ben Pastor's \u003ci\u003eLumen\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Pastor's plot is well crafted, her prose sharp. . . . A disturbing mix of detection and reflection.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Rivets the reader with its twist of historical realities. A historical piece, it faithfully reproduces the grim canvas of war. A character study, it captures the thoughts and actions of real people, not stereotypes.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Free Lance-Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"And don't miss \u003ci\u003eLumen\u003c\/i\u003e by Ben Pastor. . . . An interesting, original, and melancholy tale.\"--\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItaly, September 1943. The Italian government switches sides and declares war on Germany. The north of Italy is controlled by the fascist puppets of Germany; the south liberated by Allied forces fighting their way up the peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving survived hell on the Russian front, Wehrmacht major and aristocrat Baron Martin von Bora is sent to Verona. He is ordered to investigate the murder of a prominent local fascist: a bizarre death threatening to discredit the regime's public image. The prime suspect is the victim's twenty-eight-year-old widow Clara.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaunted by his record of opposition to SS policies in Russia, Bora must watch his step. Against the backdrop of relentless anti-partisan warfare and the tragedy of the Holocaust, a breathless chase begins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Pastor\u003c\/b\u003e, born and now back in Italy, lived for thirty years in the United States, working as a university professor in Vermont. The first in the Martin Bora series, \u003ci\u003eLumen\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Bitter Lemon Press in May 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bitter Lemon Pr","offers":[{"title":"Liar Moon | Ben Pastor | Paperback | 9781904738824 | New | Fiction 1770386","offer_id":49649954783384,"sku":"1770386","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71odsinLWiL.jpg?v=1786032159","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/liar-moon","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}