{"product_id":"night-train-to-lisbon-by-pascal-mercier-9781843547136","title":"Night Train To Lisbon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you liked Carlos Ruiz Zafón's \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll love the international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eNight Train to Lisbon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne day, mild-mannered, middle-aged teacher Raimund Gregorius suddenly quits his ordinary life. For no reason apparent to his colleagues or his students, he sets off on a journey across Europe. Haunted by a mysterious old book that seems to speak to him personally, he embarks in search of clues to the life of its enigmatic Portuguese author, Amadeu de Prado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGradually, he uncovers the life of an extraordinary man: a child prodigy, a doctor, a philosopher, and a rebel. As Gregorius learns about Prado, he also begins a process of self-discovery, looking back at his own life and the choices he has made, wondering about the man he might have been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHurtling through the dark, \u003ci\u003eNight Train to Lisbon\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound tale, wonderfully told, propelled by the mystery at its heart. A novel of ideas that reads like a thriller: an unsentimental journey that seems to transcend time and space. Every character, every scene, is evoked with an incomparable economy and a tragic nobility redolent of the mysterious hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePascal Mercier now takes his rightful place among our finest European novelists.\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA meditative novel that builds an uncanny power . . . \u003ci\u003eNight Train to Lisbon\u003c\/i\u003e maintains a remarkable immediacy that makes for a rare reading pleasure.\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532158849260,"sku":"9781843547136","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781843547136.jpg?v=1749524897","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/night-train-to-lisbon-by-pascal-mercier-9781843547136","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}