{"product_id":"ali-and-nino","title":"Ali and Nino","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eSecond Hand (Hardcover)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published in Vienna in 1937, this classic story of romance and adventure has been compared to Dr. Zhivago and Romeo and Juliet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the eve of World War I in Baku, Azerbaijan, a city on the edge of the Caspian Sea, poised precariously between east and west. Ali Khan Shirvanshir, a Muslim schoolboy from a proud, aristocratic family, has fallen in love with the beautiful and enigmatic Nino Kipiani, a Christian girl with distinctly European sensibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo be together they must overcome blood feud and scandal, attempt a daring horseback rescue, and travel from the bustling street of oil-boom Baku, through starkly beautiful deserts and remote mountain villages, to the opulent palace of Ali's uncle in neighbouring Persia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately the lovers are drawn back to Baku, but when war threatens their future, Ali is forced to choose between his loyalty to the beliefs of his Asian ancestors and his profound devotion to Nino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCombining the exotic fascination of a tale told by Scheherazade with the range and magnificence of an epic, Ali and Nino is a timeless classic of love in the face of war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kurban Said, Jenia Graman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42965143519401,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/said.jpg?v=1678589365","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/ali-and-nino","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}