{"product_id":"2940169889093","title":"The Hand of Ethelberta","description":"The Hand of Ethelberta (1876) is a comedy novel by Thomas Hardy. Ethelberta was raised in humble circumstances but, through her work as a governess, married well at the age of eighteen. Her husband died two weeks after the wedding and, now twenty-one, Ethelberta lives with her mother-in-law, Lady Petherwin. In the three years that have elapsed since the deaths of both her husband and father-in-law, Ethelberta has been treated to foreign travel and further privilege by her benefactress, but restricted from seeing her poor family. The story reveals Ethelberta's career as a famous poet and storyteller as she struggles to support her family and conceal her secret¿that her father is a butler. Beautiful, clever, and rational, she easily attracts four very persistent suitors (Mr. Julian, Mr. Neigh, Mr. Ladywell, and Lord Mountclere), but is reluctant to give her much-coveted hand.","brand":"Jonah Magar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114879238384,"sku":"2940169889093","price":5.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169889093_p0.jpg?v=1763696505","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169889093","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}