{"product_id":"9781420949513","title":"Pot Luck (Pot-Bouille)","description":"The tenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by émile Zola, \"Pot Luck (Pot-Bouille)\" was first published in serially format in the periodical \"Le Gaulois\" between January and April 1882. The title of the work, Pot-Bouille, is a 19th-century French slang term for a large cooking pot used for preparing stews. It is a term that really has not direct translation in English. The title of the novel which recounts the activities of the residents of a block of flats in the Rue de Choiseul over the course of two years is meant to reflect the greed, ambition and depravity which lie beneath a thin veil of upstanding moral character. The residents of this block of flats are comprised of principally five families: The Campardons, The Duveyriers, The Josserands, The Vabres, and The Pichons. New resident 22-year-old Octave Mouret who has taken a salesman's job at a nearby shop, moves into the building and causes a stir as he pursues the married women of the community.","brand":"Digireads.com Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174326124784,"sku":"9781420949513","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781420949513_p0.jpg?v=1763729697","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781420949513","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}