{"product_id":"drought-a-novel-isbn-9781781688977","title":"Drought: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant novel about memory, love, and the clash between the old world and the new, set in 1950s Spain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e“He turned his back on the old man to mourn in silence this unnecessary death and his part in it; but the sight of the coffin brought anger instead ...”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1957, a burned-out British journalist leaves London to recuperate in the idyllic Andalusian village of Benalamar, a place little changed since the tumult of Spain’s civil war. But when a foreign businessman arrives with plans to develop the area, the community is thrown into turmoil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During a time of drought, the promise of a reservoir is meant to allay the fears of the local populace, but the developer has little idea what he is playing with. A local farmer commits suicide, and the investigation that follows leads back into recent history, lost love and civil war – all a far cry from the tranquil retreat that once promised respite from a world of lurid headlines and backroom shenanigans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrought\u003c\/i\u003e is a keenly felt novel about memory, love and the clash between the old world and the new.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305278099685,"sku":"NP9781781688977","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781688977.jpg?v=1767725728","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/drought-a-novel-isbn-9781781688977","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}