{"product_id":"pure","title":"Pure","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePure\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAndrew Miller\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781609450670\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eEuropa Editions\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\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep in the belly of Paris, its oldest cemetery is, by 1785, overflowing-tainting the very breath of those who live nearby. Into their midst comes Jean-Baptiste Baratte, a young, provincial engineer charged by the king with demolishing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first Baratte sees this as a chance to clear the burden of history, a fitting task for a modern man of reason. But before long, he begins to suspect that the destruction of the cemetery might be a prelude to his own. As unrest against the monarchy mounts, his straightforward assignment becomes a year of relentless effort. A year of assault and sudden death-but also of friendship, desire, and love. A year unlike any other he has lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the best historical writers of our time, \u003cem\u003ePure\u003c\/em\u003e is vividly realized fiction played out against the rich cacophony of Paris on the cusp of the French Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This smart reimagining of the groundwork just before France burst into flames is something to savor.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A novel of ideas disguised as a ghost story, voluptuously atmospheric, \u003cem\u003ePure\u003c\/em\u003e exerts a sensual hold over the reader.\" \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling, timely novel, a narrative that takes death as its subject yet races with life.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Pure | Andrew Miller | Paperback | 9781609450670 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1718603","offer_id":48753959174296,"sku":"1718603","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81wENRtB0SL.jpg?v=1774070801","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/pure","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}