{"product_id":"9780679449737","title":"Altered States","description":" Standing on a railway platform in a Swiss resort town, sensibly clad in his Burberry raincoat and walking shoes, a man thinks he may be looking at the woman for whom he ruined his life many years earlier. Alan Sherwood, a quiet English solicitor, remembers back to a time when he stepped briefly out of character to indulge in a liaison with Sarah Miller, an intriguing but heartless distant relative—only to find himself in a series of absurd situations that culminated in his marriage to Sarah's clinging, childlike friend Angela.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her compassionate portrait of a man who has paid a terrible price for his folly, Anita Brookner gives us a novel that it at once harrowing and humane. In the traditions of Henry James and Thomas Mann, \u003ci\u003eAltered States\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully rendered tale of loneliness, guilt, and erotic obsession.  ","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050766254320,"sku":"9780679449737","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780679449737_p0.gif?v=1763608157","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679449737","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}