{"product_id":"9781945492143","title":"False Calm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A bold, beautiful book.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A marvelous chronicle.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart reportage, part personal essay, part travelogue, \u003ci\u003eFalse Calm\u003c\/i\u003e is the breakout work by Argentinian author María Sonia Cristoff. Writing against romantic portrayals of Patagonia, Cristoff returns home to chronicle the ghost towns left behind by the oil boom. In prose that showcases her sharp powers of observation, Cristoff explores Patagonia’s complicated legacy through the lost stories of its people and the desolate places they inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"María Sonia Cristoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48343468343348,"sku":"9781945492143","price":26.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/0320\/4404\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a31f5658-6c63-40a4-a865-f6f42e0b4d53.jpg?v=1789434734","url":"https:\/\/wanderingalbatrossbooks.com\/products\/9781945492143","provider":"Wandering Albatross Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}