{"product_id":"misunderstanding-in-moscow-by-simone-de-beauvoir-9781784878252","title":"Misunderstanding in Moscow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreviously unpublished in the UK, this is Simone de Beauvoir's captivating novel about long-term relationships, getting older and how to live a good life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA captivating novella about long-term relationships, getting older and how to live a good life, by the great Simone de Beauvoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisunderstanding in Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e follows Nicole and Andre, a retired French couple, who take a summer holiday to Russia. It is the 1960s and Russia is a beautiful, complicated place. Their guide is Macha, Andre's daughter from a previous relationship—a woman they both love. Adventure, inspiration, good food and good vodka are promised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce thrilled by their romance, Nicole and Andre have now become too used to each other. Both harbour a growing feeling of not being fully understood—of being alone. Father and daughter engage in the grand debates of East-West relations, nationalism and socialism. However, getting older, long-term relationships, and how to enjoy life turn out to be the more pressing issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46271947899116,"sku":"9781784878252","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781784878252.jpg?v=1742265578","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/misunderstanding-in-moscow-by-simone-de-beauvoir-9781784878252","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}