{"product_id":"time-was-soft-there-a-paris-sojourn-at-shakespeare-co-paperback","title":"Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare \u0026 Co. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremy Mercer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWandering through Paris's Left Bank one day, poor and unemployed, Canadian reporter Jeremy Mercer ducked into a little bookstore called Shakespeare \u0026amp; Co. Mercer bought a book, and the staff invited him up for tea. Within weeks, he was living above the store, working for the proprietor, George Whitman, patron saint of the city's down-and-out writers, and immersing himself in the love affairs and low-down watering holes of the shop's makeshift staff. \u003ci\u003eTime Was Soft There \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a journey down a literary rabbit hole in the shadow of Notre Dame, to a place where a hidden bohemia still thrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Mercer\u003c\/b\u003e was formerly a journalist for the \u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of two crime books and founder of \u003ci\u003eKilometer Zero, \u003c\/i\u003e a cult literary magazine currently being published out of Shakespeare \u0026amp; Co.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45328328720486,"sku":"9780312347406","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RWs2VmlFWmNva3gxS2RCS3BiUnNVZz09.webp?v=1774367363","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/time-was-soft-there-a-paris-sojourn-at-shakespeare-co-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}