{"product_id":"9780062065650","title":"Restoration : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRestoration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Olaf Olafsson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tremendous talent.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRestoration\u003c\/em\u003e is an elegantly constructed work of fiction, seamlessly moving between the past and the present.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ron Rash, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed novelist Olaf Olafsson brings us \u003cem\u003eRestoration\u003c\/em\u003e, a sweeping story of love tested by human frailty and the terrors and tragedies of war.  Departing from the landscapes of his native Iceland—so beautifully evoked in \u003cem\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Journey Home\u003c\/em\u003e, and other previous works—Olafson sets Restoration in the gorgeous Italian hills of Tuscany during the World War Two years of the early 1940s. He captivates readers with a deeply emotional story in the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/em\u003e by Michael Ondaajte, Ian McEwan’s \u003cem\u003eAtonement\u003c\/em\u003e, and other contemporary literary classics, spinning a tale of passion, art, war, and betrayal centered around a pair of love triangles and a forged Caravaggio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“An elegant meditation on the interplay among politics, aesthetics, and personal ethics. It’s also a surprisingly moving story about two women, each of whom struggles with grief and guilt as she navigates life during wartime….Gently paced [and] satisfying.”\u003cbr\u003e“[Olaf’s] literary skills bring \u003ci\u003eRestoration\u003c\/i\u003e to life on a windy Tuscan hilltop north of Florence...[and] shows the reader the permutations of love betrayed, and the enormous losses that war will claim.”\u003cbr\u003e“[A] beautifully realized novel…Olafsson masterfully depicts the interior lives of these women, creating a richly complex portrait of love and passion at work even as his harrowing depictions of daily life in war-torn Italy add additional depth and power to the novel.”\u003cbr\u003e“With a backdrop of the ravages of WWII, particularly as they affect the civilian population, Olafsson casts a keen eye on Germany’s wartime acquisition of artistic masterpieces. A beautifully written literary novel of love, betrayal, reconciliation, and art.”\u003cbr\u003e“RESTORATION is an elegantly constructed work of fiction, seamlessly moving between the past and the present, but what makes Olafsson’s novel so compelling is his empathy and compassion for Alice Orsini, a woman trying to redeem her life in a country ravaged by war.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062065650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41071220064462,"sku":"9780062065650","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062065650.jpg?v=1648609801","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062065650","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}