{"product_id":"skylight","title":"Skylight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The inklings of Saramago's style swell throughout . . . \u003ci\u003eSkylight\u003c\/i\u003e shines.\" --\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Unmistakably Saramago . . . There is no shortage of wonders to be found in [\u003ci\u003eSkylight\u003c\/i\u003e].\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fascinating and startlingly mature work . . . The book is a gem.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lisbon, late 1940s. The inhabitants of a faded apartment building are struggling to make ends meet: Silvio the cobbler and his wife take in a disaffected young lodger; Dona Lídia, a retired prostitute, is kept by a businessman with a roving eye. Humble salesman Emilio's Spanish wife is in a permanent rage; beautiful Claudinha's boss lusts for her; Justina and her womanizer husband live at war with each other. Happy marriages, abusive relationships, jealousy, gossip, love--\u003ci\u003eSkylight\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of ordinary people painted by the master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardship of the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The gifted young Saramago makes these characters click together in a way that's extremely sympathetic.\" -- NPR, \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It was only a matter of time before a work of such extraordinary honesty and perception would make its way into the world.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48012688785597,"sku":"BS-TC0-570375","price":18.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780544570375-HD.jpg?v=1786942809","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/skylight","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}