{"product_id":"the-piano-cemetery","title":"The Piano Cemetery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated from the Portguese by Daniel Hahn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe extraordinary story of two generations in a Lisbon family of carpenters and of a father's attempt to outrun his fate in the marathon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1908.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A superb family saga' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Almost unbearably moving'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lázaro family are carpenters who would rather be piano-makers. In the dusty back room of their carpentry shop in Lisbon is the ‘piano cemetery', filled with broken-down pianos that provide the spare parts needed for repairing and rebuilding instruments all over the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a mysterious and magical place, a place of solace, a dreaming place and, above all, a trysting place for lovers. Peixoto weaves the tragic true story of the marathon-runner, Francisco Lázaro, into a rich narrative of love, betrayal, domestic happiness and dashed hopes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57520075243893,"sku":"9781408810095","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781408810095.jpg?v=1787581484","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-piano-cemetery","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}