{"product_id":"skylark-by-paula-mclain","title":"Skylark by Paula McLain","description":"\u003cp\u003e**This product is the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e version which will be available for pick up starting on January 12, 2027 when it is released. Hardcover version will be available in-store at Books on Third until that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER * \u003ci\u003eGOOD MORNING AMERICA\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[A] vivid, inspirational story of brave resilience.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife \u003c\/i\u003eweaves a “lyrical” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1664: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works, who secretly dreams of escaping her circumstances and creating her own masterpiece. When her father is unjustly imprisoned, Alouette’s efforts to save him lead to her own confinement in the notorious Salpêtrière asylum, where thousands of women are held captive and cruelly treated. But within its grim walls, she discovers a small group of brave allies, and the possibility of a life bigger than she ever imagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1939: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKristof Larson is a medical student beginning his psychiatric residency in Paris, whose neighbors on the Rue de Gobelins are a Jewish family who have fled Poland. When Nazi forces descend on the city, Kristof becomes their only hope for survival, even as his work as a doctor is jeopardized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Fans of stirring historicals won’t want to miss this” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) spellbinding and transportive look at a side of Paris known to very few—the underground city that is a mirror reflection of the glories above—as it chronicles two parallel journeys of defiance and rescue that connect in ways both surprising and deeply moving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003ePaula McLain is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCircling the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove and Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two collections of poetry and a memoir. Her work has been published in over thirty-five countries, and featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books On Third","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44472089378894,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9666\/6446\/files\/image_fc5ef384-b674-48fc-9989-3a1094fba278.jpg?v=1791389862","url":"https:\/\/booksonthird.com\/products\/skylark-by-paula-mclain","provider":"Books On Third","version":"1.0","type":"link"}