{"product_id":"the-chimera-of-prague-paperback-edition","title":"The Chimera of Prague: Paperback edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this contemporary romance tell-all that blurs the line between commercial and literary fiction, Joseph is a twenty-something American living in Prague, the Czech Republic.  He calls it a Ògap yearÓ; for Joseph itÕs a gap between his devastating divorce, and his uncertain future.\u003cbr\u003e\nLiving in this magically romantic city, Joseph obsesses over a waitress.  If it werenÕt for the kaleidoscope of distracting women, he might have a shot with Karina, the tall slender Czech model-wannabe.  He keeps a journal, and finds himself digging through fragments of memory to try and discover where things went wrong in his first love.  The story-within-the-story uses geology to frame, and perhaps explain, where exactly he lost his way.  An ode to Western New York, peppered with 80Õs pop culture references, creates a tumultuous rendering of love lost.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe real love story here is between Joseph and his adopted city, Prague. The journey was never to find someone he could love, but rather to unearth a way to love himself again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365811253409,"sku":"9780974505688","price":31.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1e5r699g-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1716511132","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/the-chimera-of-prague-paperback-edition","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}