{"product_id":"the-house-on-the-hill-by-cesare-pavese-9780241370520","title":"The House on the Hill","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e is a devastating novel set in wartime Italy, written by the great twentieth-century author Cesare Pavese, now available in a new translation by Tim Parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted for The Society of Authors Translation Award 2022.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn June 1943, Allied aircraft are bombing industrial Turin, and Fascist Italy seems to be on its knees. Corrado, a teacher, is staying in relative safety in the hills above the city. He has no attachments and claims to be happy that way. However, against his better judgement, he is drawn into a circle of anti-fascists who congregate at a nearby tavern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the authorities' net closes around his friends, Corrado must face a painful choice: emotional and political commitment, with all its dangers, or devastating retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46533108793580,"sku":"9780241370520","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25504533482273.jpg?v=1749370792","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-house-on-the-hill-by-cesare-pavese-9780241370520","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}