{"product_id":"lost-words","title":"Lost Words","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Viareggio Prize, a vivid portrait of Italy on the brink of social upheaval in the 1970s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eInside an apartment building on the outskirts of Milan, the working-class residents gossip, quarrel, and conspire against each other. Viewed through the eyes of Chino, an impressionable thirteen-year-old boy whose mother is the doorwoman of the building, the world contained within these walls is tiny, hypocritical, and mean-spirited: a constant struggle. Chino finds escape in reading.One day, a new resident, Amelia Lynd, moves in and quickly becomes an unlikely companion and a formative influence on Chino. Ms. Lynd—an elderly, erudite British woman—comes to nurture his taste in literature, introduces him to the life of the mind, and offers a counterpoint to the only version of reality that he’s known. On one level, \u003cem\u003eLost Words\u003c\/em\u003e is an engrossing coming-of-age tale set in the seventies, when Italy was going through tumultuous social changes, and on another, it is a powerful meditation on language, literature, and culture.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WW Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48379293532317,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/8783\/5037\/files\/lostwords.jpg?v=1780687229","url":"https:\/\/postcardbookshop.com\/products\/lost-words","provider":"Postcard Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}