{"product_id":"more-was-lost","title":"More Was Lost - A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet in a Hungarian estate on the edge of the Carpathian Mountains, this “lucid and crisp” memoir is a clear-eyed elegy to a country—and a marriage\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003etorn apart by World War II (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Best known for her classic book \u003ci\u003eGreen Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, Eleanor Perényi led a worldly life before settling down in Connecticut. \u003ci\u003eMore Was Lost\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of her youth abroad, written in the early days of World War II, after her return to the United States. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In 1937, at the age of nineteen, Perényi falls in love with a poor Hungarian baron and in short order acquires both a title and a struggling country estate at the edge of the Carpathians. She throws herself into this life with zeal, learning Hungarian and observing the invisible order of the Czech rule, the resentment of the native Ruthenians, and the haughtiness of the dispossessed Hungarians. In the midst of massive political upheaval, Perényi and her husband remain steadfast in their dedication to their new life, an alliance that will soon be tested by the war. With old-fashioned frankness and wit, Perényi recounts this poignant tale of how much was gained and how much more was lost.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50957255016736,"sku":"9781590179499","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781590179499.jpg?v=1763751794","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/more-was-lost","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}