{"product_id":"fractured-soul-hardcover","title":"Fractured Soul - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAkira Mizubayashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwarded the Prix des libraires by France's booksellers, a universal story about music and restoring one's faith in others amid the aftermath of tremendous loss.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTokyo, 1938. An amateur quartet, led by the compassionate Yu, gathers to practice. Suddenly, their rehearsal is brutally interrupted by military police. In the ensuing skirmish, Yu's violin is smashed while his son, Rei, witnesses his father's arrest. He will never see him again. Salvaging his father's instrument, Rei escapes thanks to a mysterious lieutenant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParis, 2003. Raised in France, Rei-now Jacques-has dedicated his life to the broken violin's repair: studying music, becoming an apprentice, and, eventually, a luthier. However, despite his effort to rehabilitate the damage of years ago, he struggles to reconcile his past with the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, when a world-class violinist, connected to the lieutenant that helped him as a boy, appears, Jacques' past is rekindled and he perseveres in a final bid to heal. \u003cem\u003eFractured Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is a parable of what once was lost and what there stands to be gained-a story of immense beauty and ferocious courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the French by Alison Anderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392701972658,"sku":"9780063093669","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/51759d9aa4876b037245df84bf4aee32.webp?v=1777966669","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fractured-soul-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}