{"product_id":"9781101602959","title":"Appointment in Samarra (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe best-loved book by the writer whom Fran Lebowitz compared to the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby, \u003c\/i\u003ecalling him “the real F. Scott Fitzgerald” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the great novels of small-town American life, \u003ci\u003eAppointment in Samarra \u003c\/i\u003eis John O’Hara’s crowning achievement. In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with wealth and privilege, jealousy and infidelity, O’Hara’s iconic first novel is an unflinching look at the dark side of the American dream—and a lasting testament to the keen social intelligence if a major American writer.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119094120688,"sku":"9781101602959","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101602959_p0.jpg?v=1763688526","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101602959","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}