{"product_id":"9781805333616","title":"An Astronomer in Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant love story' \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Like finding a gem among the bric-a-brac in a local \u003ci\u003ebrocante\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Red Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, astronomer to King Louis XV, sets sail for India. He hopes to record the transit of Venus, but rough seas - and war with the British - make his quest more complicated than he could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo hundred and fifty years later, anxious, lonely Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume's telescope. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he glimpses an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment. Then she walks into his office, and his life changes forever...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie and Megan Jones.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAntoine Laurain was born in Paris and is a journalist, antiques collector and award-winning author of ten novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Red Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe President's Hat\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English. He lives in Paris, France.","brand":"Shelf-Made.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52062945444168,"sku":"9781805333616","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/1260\/5000\/files\/9781805333616_4c0d3097-d9f0-4f29-8eff-c3a90b3e6733.jpg?v=1764078326","url":"https:\/\/shelfmadebooks.com\/products\/9781805333616","provider":"Shelf-Made.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}