{"product_id":"isabelle-in-the-afternoon","title":"Isabelle in the Afternoon","description":"A moving story of passion and heartbreak from the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Happiness \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Fifth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A touching exploration of passion untested by domesticity' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBefore Isabelle I knew nothing of sex.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore Isabelle I knew nothing of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e Before Isabelle I knew nothing of life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paris in the early Seventies. Sam, an American student, meets a woman in a bookshop. Isabelle is enigmatic, beautiful, older and, unlike Sam, experienced in love's many contradictions.  Sam is instantly smitten - but wary of the wedding ring on her finger. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What begins as a regular arrangement in Isabelle's tiny Parisian apartment transforms into a true affair of the heart, and one which lasts for decades to come.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIsabelle in the Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that questions what we seek, what we find, what we settle for - and shows how love, when not lived day in, day out, can become the passion of a lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Douglas Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The absolute master of love stories with heart-stopping twists' THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Kennedy is skilled at zigzag plotting, blending domestic twists with turns created by global\u003cbr\u003e affairs' OBSERVER","brand":"Douglas Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515614920765,"sku":null,"price":28.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780099585237.jpg?v=1787487138","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/isabelle-in-the-afternoon","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}