{"product_id":"9780451531124","title":"The Return of The Native","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic novel about love and ambition set in the countryside of England from the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eJude the Obscure\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rural tranquility of the heather-covered English countryside is the setting for this moving novel of conflicting aspirations and tragic destiny. Clym Yeobright returns from Paris to the village of his birth, idealistically inspired to improve the life of the men and women of Egdon Heath. But his plans are upset when he falls in love with a passionately beautiful, darkly discontented girl, Eustacia Vye, who longs to escape from her provincial surroundings. A book of classic dimension and heroic design, \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Native\u003c\/i\u003e is the forerunner of the modern psychological novel—poetic, vivid, and universal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an Introduction by Jane Smiley and an Afterword by Jeffrey Meyers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025533092080,"sku":"9780451531124","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780451531124_p0.jpg?v=1763704960","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780451531124","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}