{"product_id":"book-ht9a","title":"Every Time We Say Goodbye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jane Austen Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Girls\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a brilliant novel of love and art, of grief and memory, of confronting the past and facing the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1955, Vivien Lowry is facing the greatest challenge of her life. Her latest play, the only female-authored play on the London stage that season, has opened in the West End to rapturous applause from the audience. The reviewers, however, are not as impressed as the playgoers and their savage notices not only shut down the play but ruin Lowry's last chance for a dramatic career. With her future in London not looking bright, at the suggestion of her friend, Peggy Guggenheim, Vivien takes a job in as a script doctor on a major film shooting in Rome’s Cinecitta Studios. There she finds a vibrant movie making scene filled with rising stars, acclaimed directors, and famous actors in a country that is torn between its past and its potentially bright future, between the liberation of the post-war cinema and the restrictions of the Catholic Church that permeates the very soul of Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Vivien tries to forge a new future for herself, she also must face the long-buried truth of the recent World War and the mystery of what really happened to her deceased fiancé.\u003ci\u003e Every Time We Say Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant exploration of trauma and tragedy, hope and renewal, filled with dazzling characters both real and imaginary, from the incomparable author who charmed the world with her novels\u003ci\u003e The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349973836080,"sku":"BDht9a","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49349973868848,"sku":"40ht9a","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/534015-ht9a-Square.jpg?v=1734273032","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ht9a","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}