{"product_id":"the-gentleman-from-peru","title":"The Gentleman From Peru","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzling summer story from André Aciman, author of \u003cem\u003eCall Me By Your Name\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWe spend more time than we know trying to go back. We call it fantasising, we call it dreaming. . . but we're all crawling back, each in his or her own way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA group of college friends find themselves marooned at a luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. While their boat is being repaired, they can't help but observe the daily routine of a fellow hotel guest - a mysterious, white-bearded stranger who sits on the veranda each night and smokes one cigarette, sometimes two. When the group decides to invite the elegant traveller to lunch with them, they cannot begin to imagine the miraculous abilities, strange wisdom, and a life-changing story he is about to impart to one of the friends in particular. . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeeply atmospheric and sensual, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gentleman From Peru\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eweaves achingly poignant insight into a story of regret, fate and epic love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A\u003cem\u003enother masterful tale of longing and desire.\u003c\/em\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGlamour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003eAciman writes with an aching sensitivity.\u003c\/em\u003e' John Boyne\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003eYou don't so much read André Aciman's novels as tumble breathlessly into them.\u003c\/em\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions: 14 x 20.5cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e176 page hardback book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BAM Store + Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41873186717828,"sku":"BOOK820","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5620\/2628\/files\/andre-aciman-gentleman-from-peru-hardback-novella-gifts-bam-store-space-bristol-uk.png?v=1777383873","url":"https:\/\/bambristol.pro\/products\/the-gentleman-from-peru","provider":"BAM Store + Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}