{"product_id":"the-suitors-paperback-by-cecile-david-weill","title":"The Suitors Paperback by Cecile David-Weill","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eOther Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2013-02-26)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e432\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781590515730\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e464.94\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.08 x 13.21 x 2.31\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eA comedy of manners that serves as an insightful look at the lives of those in the upper classes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter two sisters, Laure and Marie, learn of their parents’ plan to sell the family’s summer retreat, L’Agapanthe, they devise a scheme for attracting a wealthy suitor who can afford to purchase the estate. Selling it would mean more than just losing a place to go during the summer—for the sisters, it’s become a necessary part of their character, their lifestyle, and their past.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eL’Agapanthe, a place of charm and nostalgia, is the perfect venue to exercise proper etiquette and intellect, though not all its visitors are socially savvy, especially when it’s a matter of understanding the relationships between old money and the nouveau riche. The comedy of manners begins: with stock traders, yogis, fashion designers, models, swindlers, the Mafia, and a number of celebrity guests. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLaure—the witty, disarming, and poignant narrator—guides the reader through elegant dinners, midnight swims in the bay, and conversations about current events, literature, art, and cinema. \u003ci\u003eThe Suitors\u003c\/i\u003e is an amusing insider’s look at the codes, manners, and morals of French high society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCécile David-Weill\u003c\/b\u003e is French and American. She published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBeguin\u003c\/i\u003e (Grasset, 1996) under the name of Cécile de la Baume, which was released in an English translation, \u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e (Grove, 1997). She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eFemme de\u003c\/i\u003e (Grasset, 2002). \u003ci\u003eThe Suitors\u003c\/i\u003e is her third novel. Cécile is also a regular contributor to the online French news magazine \u003ci\u003eLe Point\u003c\/i\u003e, with a column entitled “Letters from New York.” She was born in New York, where she currently lives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Coverdale\u003c\/b\u003e has translated more than sixty books. A Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, she won the 2004 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the 2006 Scott Moncrieff Prize, and the 1997 and 2008 French-American Foundation Translation Prize. She was a finalist for the 2008 French-American Foundation Translation Prize for \u003ci\u003eLife Laid Bare\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555868299425,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781590515730","price":24.65,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781590515730.jpg?v=1781800079","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-suitors-paperback-by-cecile-david-weill","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}