{"product_id":"my-roman-year","title":"My Roman Year","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\n'There is a warmth and a humanity in Aciman's prose that enraptures with its slow, easy embrace.' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n'Aciman's evocation of emotional subtlety and time passing is wonderful.' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n'Aciman pieces together a rich tapestry of human emotion in a way few other contemporary writers can match.' \u003ci\u003eDAZED\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMy Roman Year\u003c\/i\u003e is set in 1960s Rome. As teenage Andre stands on the dock, his mother fusses over their luggage - 32 suitcases, trunks, and tea chests that contain their world. The ship will refuel and return to Alexandria, the home where they have left their father, as the Aciman family begins a new adventure in Rome. Andre is now the head of the family, with a little brother to keep in line and a mother to translate for - for although she's mute, she is nothing if not communicative.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nEqual parts transporting and beautiful, this coming of age memoir shares the luminous, fragile truth of life for a family forever in exile, living in Rome, but still yet to find a home.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45760034078956,"sku":"9780571385188","price":29.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780571385188.jpg?v=1726985962","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/my-roman-year","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}