{"product_id":"9780141395654","title":"The Whirlpool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Marriage rarely means happiness, either for man or woman; if it be not too grievous to be borne, one must thank the fates and take courage'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe greatest of English realist novelists, famous for \u003ci\u003eNew Grub Street\u003c\/i\u003e, George Gissing creates in \u003ci\u003eThe Whirlpool\u003c\/i\u003e an astonish picture of characters caught in the vortex of London, struggling to understand how they can make sense of their lives in a society of remorseless faithlessness and social snobbery.\u003cbr\u003eA whole era is magnificently brought to life in all its glamour and squalor - and at the book's heart lies one of the most remarkable figures in English literature: Alma Rolfe, torn between an idyll of rural domesticity and her career in London as a musician.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156780892400,"sku":"9780141395654","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141395654_p0.jpg?v=1763655403","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141395654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}