{"product_id":"2940169478150","title":"Return of the Native","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike all of Hardy's work, The Return of the Native (1878) is passionate and controversial, with themes and sympathies beyond what a good Victorian would ever admit. A modern and honest novel of chance and choice, faith and infidelities, this dark story asks what is free will and what is fate? What is the true nature of nature, and how do we fit together? \u003ci\u003eCan\u003c\/i\u003e we fit together?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tragedy set in the barren land of Edgon Heath. Our heroine, Eustacia, is proud, passionate, cruel, fickle, avaricious, and desperate. She burns every life she touches, never able to find the mad love and exotic world she dreams of. Our supposed hero, Clym, is modest, steady, plain, moral, and dutiful. He is satisfied returning from Paris to the simple comfort of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen they come together, the Heath will come apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released as five books, in classic tragic form, a sixth, tacking on a 'happy ending', was added by editor and public pressure. (Summary by Marlo Dianne)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DISCOS PALMAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179411456240,"sku":"2940169478150","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169478150_p0.jpg?v=1772801532","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169478150","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}