{"product_id":"the-figures-of-beauty-a-novel-0062307185","title":"The Figures of Beauty: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0062307185\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macfarlane, David\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich, imaginative. . . . One of the best novels Ive read all year.-Ross King, author of Leonardo and the Last SupperA sensuous, heartbreaking novel about art, beauty, and the choices we make that define us for life.In 1968 a young man travels to Paris, where a series of unlikely events takes him to a tiny village in Italy-and to the one great love of his life. A marble merchant meets a couple on their honeymoon, introducing them to the sensual beauty of Carrara. An Italian woman arrives in Canada to find the father she never knew. A terrible accident in a marble quarry changes the course of a young boys life and, ultimately, sets in motion each of these stories, which David Macfarlane masterfully shapes into a magnificent whole.A beautifully written, complex, and bittersweet story that spans continents and eras.-Daphne Kalotay, author of Russian Winter and Sight Reading\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51607579623712,"sku":"NEW0062307185","price":15.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61yDA5JRE3L.jpg?v=1778695539","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-figures-of-beauty-a-novel-0062307185","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}