{"product_id":"9781849251235","title":"Notes From a Lost Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eSami, a retired doctor, lives with his son and grandchildren in Brooklyn. But Sami keeps losing his way. Every day he sinks deeper into dementia and old memories of life in Iraq before the war.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOmar arrives in the US with a fake identity and no friends or family. Having run away from the Iraqi army, he has been branded a deserter and his ear brutally cut off. Omar carries this mark of shame with him and refuses to talk about the past. He dreams of getting his ear, and his dignity, back.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen their paths cross at least one of them knows that they have met before - if only he could remember where. Exploring the aftermath of war and how the past haunts new beginnings, \u003cem\u003eNotes from a Lost Country\u003c\/em\u003e creates a moving portrait of life in exile.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saqi Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56998185795957,"sku":"9781849251235","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781849251235.jpg?v=1774524917","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781849251235","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}