{"product_id":"liar-moon-book-ben-pastor-9781904738824","title":"Liar Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for Ben Pastor's \u003ci\u003eLumen\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Pastor's plot is well crafted, her prose sharp. . . . A disturbing mix of detection and reflection.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Rivets the reader with its twist of historical realities. A historical piece, it faithfully reproduces the grim canvas of war. A character study, it captures the thoughts and actions of real people, not stereotypes.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Free Lance-Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"And don't miss \u003ci\u003eLumen\u003c\/i\u003e by Ben Pastor. . . . An interesting, original, and melancholy tale.\"--\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItaly, September 1943. The Italian government switches sides and declares war on Germany. The north of Italy is controlled by the fascist puppets of Germany; the south liberated by Allied forces fighting their way up the peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving survived hell on the Russian front, Wehrmacht major and aristocrat Baron Martin von Bora is sent to Verona. He is ordered to investigate the murder of a prominent local fascist: a bizarre death threatening to discredit the regime's public image. The prime suspect is the victim's twenty-eight-year-old widow Clara.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaunted by his record of opposition to SS policies in Russia, Bora must watch his step. Against the backdrop of relentless anti-partisan warfare and the tragedy of the Holocaust, a breathless chase begins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Pastor\u003c\/b\u003e, born and now back in Italy, lived for thirty years in the United States, working as a university professor in Vermont. The first in the Martin Bora series, \u003ci\u003eLumen\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Bitter Lemon Press in May 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49598749999377,"sku":"GOR004655811","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49641180234001,"sku":"GOR006135847","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49732606951697,"sku":"NGR9781904738824","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49769454174481,"sku":"GOR003317106","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49969790615825,"sku":"CIN1904738826G","price":5.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50290958106897,"sku":"CIN1904738826A","price":4.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51053810024721,"sku":"NIN9781904738824","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51798428123409,"sku":"CIN1904738826VG","price":5.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1904738826.jpg?v=1750867512","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/liar-moon-book-ben-pastor-9781904738824","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}