{"product_id":"when-i-lived-in-modern-times-isbn-9780452282926","title":"When I Lived in Modern Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Orange Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the spring of 1946, Evelyn Sert stands on the deck of a ship bound for Palestine. For the twenty-year-old from London, it is a time of adventure and change when all things seem possible.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Swept up in the spirited, chaotic churning of her new, strange country, she joins a kibbutz, then moves on to the teeming metropolis of Tel Aviv, to find her own home and a group of friends as eccentric and disparate as the city itself. She falls in love with a man who is not what he seems when she becomes an unwitting spy for a nation fighting to be born. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I Lived in Modern Times\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an unsentimental coming-of-age story of both a country and a young immigrant . . . that provides an unforgettable glimpse of a time and place rarely observed\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).“A stunning accomplishment…A vivid account of an elusive piece of recent history”\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Informed, intelligent…vital, original. ”\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deeply moving…at once a beautifully rendered story of one woman’s coming of age, and a gripping portrait of the last days of British rule. ”\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ms. Grant’s fast-paced novel succeeds on many levels.  It recreates the historical era accurately with sophisicated prose and lively jests about the human condition.”\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Appealing…[When I Lived in Modern Times] offers an unsentimental view of a young woman’s coming-of-age in a paradoxically ancient and newborn land.  [A] compelling tale of a Middle Eastern adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eUS Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Grant\u003c\/b\u003e is one of England's leading journalists and writers. The author of multiple books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cast Iron Shore\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the David Higham Prize for best first novel of 1995) and \u003ci\u003eRemind Me Who I Am, Again\u003c\/i\u003e, her acclaimed account of her mother's dementia. \u003ci\u003eWhen I Lived in Modern Times\u003c\/i\u003e won the Orange Prize - established in 1996 to honor novels of excellence, originality and accessibility by women writers - in June 2000.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300205777125,"sku":"NP9780452282926","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452282926.jpg?v=1767743962","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/when-i-lived-in-modern-times-isbn-9780452282926","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}