{"product_id":"a-simple-habana-melody","title":"A Simple Habana Melody","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a \"masterpiece\" about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp during the Nazi occupation of France. In Habana, he escapes his anguish by reminiscing about his happiest moments before the war, when he lived a life of pleasure and excitement--and had a loving, if unrequited romance with Rita Valladares, the alluring singer who inspired Levis's most famous composition, \"Rosas Puras.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tender homage to music, art, and a vibrant country at the edge of modernity, \u003ci\u003eA Simple Habana Melody \u003c\/i\u003eis a virtuoso performance from one of America's most talented writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a reading group guide. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54306154316144,"sku":"9781538722190","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_3a137da4-4ee7-4a98-88eb-ef1f60c0394d.jpg?v=1789318702","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/a-simple-habana-melody","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}