{"product_id":"i-the-divine-a-novel-in-first-chapters","title":"I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters","description":"One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels\nNamed after the \"divine\" Sarah Bernhardt, red-haired Sarah Nour El-Din is \"wonderful, irresistibly unique, funny, and amazing,\" raves Amy Tan. Determined to make of her life a work of art, she tries to tell her story, sometimes casting it as a memoir, sometimes a novel, always fascinatingly incomplete. \"Alameddine's new novel unfolds like a secret... creating a tale...humorous and heartbreaking and always real\" (Los Angeles Times). \"[W]ith each new approach, [Sarah] sheds another layer of her pretension, revealing another truth about her humanity\" (San Francisco Weekly). Raised in a hybrid family shaped by divorce and remarriage, and by Beirut in wartime, Sarah finds a fragile peace in self-imposed exile in the United States. Her extraordinary dignity is supported by a best friend, a grown-up son, occasional sensual pleasures, and her determination to tell her own story. \"Like her narrative, [Sarah's] life is broken and fragmented. [But] the bright, strange, often startling pieces...are moving and memorable\" (Boston Globe). Reading group guide included.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0393323560\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UMYP007GTV_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Alameddine, Rabih\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43332018044989,"sku":"31UMYP007GTV_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0393323560-0.jpg?v=1783570770","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/i-the-divine-a-novel-in-first-chapters","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}