{"product_id":"2940169079715","title":"Havisham: A Novel Inspired by Dickens's Great Expectations","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eWide Sargasso Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHavisham\u003c\/i\u003e is the astonishing prelude to Charles Dickens' \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore she became the immortal and haunting Miss Havisham of \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e, she was Catherine, a young woman with all of her dreams ahead of her. Spry, imperious, she is the daughter of a wealthy brewer. But she is never far from the smell of hops and the arresting letters on the brewhouse wallamp;mdash;\u003ci\u003eHavisham\u003c\/i\u003eamp;mdash;a reminder of all she owes to the family name and the family business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent by her father to stay with the Chadwycks, Catherine discovers elegant pastimes to remove the taint of her family's new money. But for all her growing sophistication, Catherine is anything but worldly, and when a charismatic stranger pays her attention, everythingamp;mdash;her heart, her future, the very Havisham nameamp;mdash;is vulnerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHavisham\u003c\/i\u003e, Ronald Frame unfurls the psychological trauma that made young Catherine into Miss Havisham and cursed her to a life alone, roaming the halls of the mansion in the tatters of the dress she wore for the wedding she was never to have. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Macmillan Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100350038256,"sku":"2940169079715","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169079715_p0.jpg?v=1763671481","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169079715","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}