{"product_id":"the-moment-paperback-1","title":"The Moment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 International Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Moment\u003c\/i\u003e is utterly engrossing...Kennedy is astonishing at communicating his characters' emotional turmoil, the complexity of their situation, and the coldness of the Cold War...Highly recommended for all types of fiction readers.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Nesbitt is a divorced writer in the midst of a rueful middle age. Living a very private life in Maine, in touch only with his daughter and still trying to recover from the end of a long marriage, his solitude is disrupted one wintry morning by the arrival of a box that is postmarked Berlin. The name on the box--Dussmann--unsettles him completely, for it belongs to the woman with whom he had an intense love affair twenty-six years ago in Berlin at a time when the city was cleaved in two and personal and political allegiances were frequently haunted by the deep shadows of the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRefusing initially to confront what he might find in that box, Thomas nevertheless is forced to grapple with a past he has never discussed with any living person and in the process relive those months in Berlin when he discovered, for the first and only time in his life, the full, extraordinary force of true love. But Petra Dussmann, the woman to whom he lost his heart, was not just a refugee from a police state, but also someone who lived with an ongoing sorrow that gradually rewrote both their destinies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA love story of great epic sweep and immense emotional power, \u003ci\u003eThe Moment \u003c\/i\u003eexplores why and how we fall in love--and the way we project on to others that which our hearts so desperately seek.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Kennedy is the author of eleven previous novels, including the #1 international bestseller \u003ci\u003eFive Days\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into 22 languages, and in 2007 he received the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Born in Manhattan, he divides his time between London, New York, and Montreal and has two children. Find out more at DouglasKennedyNovelist.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701724745791,"sku":"9781451608595","price":38.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9684dfa77ba902d5a88199d8ec180e1a.webp?v=1765021719","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-moment-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}