{"product_id":"9780345485557","title":"Dreamers of the Day: A Novel - Russell, Mary Doria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eDreamers of the Day: A Novel\u003c\/u\u003e by Russell, Mary Doria\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Ballantine Books, 2008\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA schoolteacher still reeling from the tragedies of the Great War and the influenza epidemic travels to the Middle East in this memorable and passionate novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Marvelous . . . a stirring story of personal awakening set against the background of a crucial moment in modern history.”—The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgnes Shanklin, a forty-year-old schoolteacher from Ohio, has come into a modest inheritance that allows her to take the trip of a lifetime to Egypt and the Holy Land. Arriving at the Semiramis Hotel just as the 1921 Cairo Peace Conference convenes, she is freed for the first time from her mother’s withering influence and finds herself being wooed by a handsome, mysterious German.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, Agnes—with her plainspoken American opinions—is drawn into the company of Winston Churchill, T. E. Lawrence, and Lady Gertrude Bell, who will, in the space of a few days, redraw the world map to create the modern Middle East. As they change history, Agnes too will find her own life transformed forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith prose as graceful and effortless as a seductive float down the Nile, Mary Doria Russell illuminates the long, rich history of the Middle East with a story that brilliantly elucidates today’s headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books, 2008","offers":[{"title":"Dreamers of the Day: A Novel \/ Very Good","offer_id":50577857151268,"sku":"9780345485557VG","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_b6dc5825-cb4a-4e9a-9f66-9993d5b60192.jpg?v=1777043918","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780345485557","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}