{"product_id":"eastbound-9781953861504-new","title":"Eastbound","description":"\u003cb\u003e** SELECTED BY \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAS 1 OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ** \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e** INCLUDED ON \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER'S \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOKS OF 2023 ** \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, I think it's fair to say we were dazzled by the way the author creates . . . a miniature masterpiece of narrative tension and compression\" - Emily Eakin, \"The Book Review\" podcast \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this gripping tale, a Russian conscript and a French woman cross paths on the Trans-Siberian railroad, each fleeing to the east for their own reasons \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of Maggie Shipstead's \u003ci\u003eGreat Circle \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Highway \u003c\/i\u003eby Amor Towles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEastbound \u003c\/i\u003eis both an adventure story and a duet of two vibrant inner worlds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn mysterious, winding sentences gorgeously translated by Jessica Moore, De Kerangal gives us the story of two unlikely souls entwined in a quest for freedom with a striking sense of tenderness, sharply contrasting the brutality of the surrounding world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRacing toward Vladivostok, we meet the young Aliocha, packed onto a Trans-Siberian train with other Russian conscripts. Soon after boarding, he decides to desert and over a midnight smoke in a dark corridor of the train, he encounters an older French woman, H","brand":"ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67602711904546,"sku":"9781953861504-new","price":16.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781953861504.jpg?v=1792977365","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/eastbound-9781953861504-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}