{"id":295,"date":"2024-01-13T04:46:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T04:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookspreader.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=295"},"modified":"2024-01-13T04:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T04:46:52","slug":"on-the-proper-use-of-stars-by-sheila-fischman","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/bookspreader.com\/index.php\/product\/on-the-proper-use-of-stars-by-sheila-fischman\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Proper Use of Stars By Sheila Fischman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"pheuyp-em59uz-im4zfe-elleuz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\">\n<div class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\">\n<div class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><em><strong>A sparkling, inventive debut novel inspired by Sir John Franklin&#8217;s grand \u2014 but ultimately failed\u00a0\u2014 quest to discover the Northwest Passage and by his extraordinary wife, Lady Jane.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Originally published in Quebec as\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">Du bon usage des etoiles<\/span>, Dominique Fortier&#8217;s debut\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">On the Proper Use of Stars<\/span>\u00a0is as fresh and imaginative as anything published in recent years. 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