{"product_id":"there-are-rivers-in-the-sky-pb","title":"There Are Rivers In The Sky PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the Booker Prize finalist, author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e The Island of Missing Trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water. • \"Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf [and] in your heart. You won't regret it.\"—Arundhati Roy, winner of the Booker Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the ancient city of Nineveh, on the bank of the River Tigris, King Ashurbanipal of Mesopotamia, erudite but ruthless, built a great library that would crumble with the end of his reign. From its ruins, however, emerged a poem, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, that would infuse the existence of two rivers and bind together three lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1840 London, Arthur is born beside the stinking, sewage-filled River Thames. With an abusive, alcoholic father and a mentally ill mother, Arthur’s only chance of escaping destitution is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a leading publisher, Arthur’s world opens up far beyond the slums, and one book in particular catches his interest: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNineveh and Its Remains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52047392997607,"sku":null,"price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3397\/3991\/files\/51etzYJThlL.webp?v=1778273662","url":"https:\/\/friendsmvl.org\/products\/there-are-rivers-in-the-sky-pb","provider":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}