{"product_id":"monas-eyes-thomas-schlesser","title":"Mona's Eyes - Thomas Schlesser","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs9EA1144{text-align:left;margin:0pt -9pt 12pt -9pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs3B9F2A4{text-align:left;margin:0pt -9pt 0pt -9pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .csDF76FDB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#181B21;font-style:normal;Segoe UI;} .cs531660B{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#181B21;font-style:normal;Segoe UI;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .csCF8A31B{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#64676A;font-style:normal;Segoe UI;} .csFF168EB{8pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Arial;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eThe sensational French novel about love and beauty that has taken the world by storm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs531660B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csFF168EB\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csFF168EB\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs9EA1144\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eFifty-two weeks. That's all the time Mona has left to learn about beauty before she loses her eyesight forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifty-two works of art. Every Wednesday, Mona's grandfather picks her up after school and takes her to see a great work of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifty-two chapters. Together, on their visit to Paris' museums, Mona and her grandfather will experience enchantment and sadness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove all, they will grow ever closer and learn to lean on each other. From Botticelli to Basquiat, Mona will discover not only the power of art, but also the meaning of generosity, doubt, melancholy, and loss. A profound, beautifully crafted novel about the fullness of life and an enthralling guide to the world's most renowned art, Mona's Eyes is a moving story about the bond between a young girl and her grandfather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3B9F2A4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCF8A31B\"\u003eBiographical note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eThomas Schlesser is an art historian, professor at École Polytechnique, and Director of the Hartung-Bergman Foundation in Antibes. He's the author of some fifteen books, and is particularly interested in the relations between art and politics in the 19th and 20th centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHildegarde Serle graduated in French from Oxford University. After working as a newspaper subeditor in London for many years, she obtained the Chartered Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation. For Europa Editions, she has translated Christelle Dabos' Mirror Visitor series and the novels of Valérie Perrin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperplay Inverloch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49570313765141,"sku":"9781787705852","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/9303\/9201\/files\/9781787705852_1.jpg?v=1764289931","url":"https:\/\/www.paperplay.com.au\/products\/monas-eyes-thomas-schlesser","provider":"Paperplay Inverloch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}