{"product_id":"9780698157538","title":"The Mahé Circle","description":"The first English publication of Georges Simenon's compelling novel about summer escape and elusive obsessions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a belljar under the sun, the scorpion in his son's bed, the deafening sound of cicadas'  During his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mahé caught a glimpse of something irresistible. As the memory continues to haunt him, he falls prey to a delusion that may offer an escape from his conventional existence - or may destroy him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first English translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Mahé Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, Simenon's dark, malevolent depiction of an ordinary man trapped in mundanity and consumed by obsession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.' - The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111804780784,"sku":"9780698157538","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780698157538_p0.jpg?v=1763619524","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780698157538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}