{"product_id":"9781453261415","title":"Justine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis “very remarkable novel”—first in the acclaimed Alexandria Quartet—tells a haunting story of love, desire, and deception in the Egyptian city pre-WWII (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Set in Alexandria, Egypt, in the years between World Wars I and II, \u003ci\u003eJustine\u003c\/i\u003e is the first installment in the distinguished Alexandria Quartet. Here Lawrence Durrell crafts an exquisite and challenging modern novel that explores tragic love and the fluidity of recollection. Employing a fluctuating narrative and poetic prose, Durrell recounts his unnamed narrator’s all-encompassing romance with the intoxicating Justine. The result is a matchless work that confronts all we understand and believe about sexual desire, identity, place, and the certainty of time. This ebook contains a new introduction by Jan Morris.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125345239280,"sku":"9781453261415","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453261415_p0.jpg?v=1763849526","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453261415","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}