{"product_id":"9781497659797","title":"North and South","description":"\u003cb\u003eA novel of love and social strife in northern England during the industrial revolution—a masterpiece of Victorian literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After a decade spent living with her aunt in London, nineteen-year-old Margaret Hale returns home to her beloved village of Helstone only to discover that her pastor father has had a crisis of faith and is moving the family to the North of England. In the industrial town of Milton, Margaret is horrified by the dirty air, the shocking poverty, and the pervasive mistreatment of the working class. John Thornton, a student of Margaret’s father and the self-made owner of a local textile mill, finds Margaret haughty and naive, but is drawn to her beauty nevertheless. As tensions between workers and masters mount, a strike appears inevitable. Margaret’s sympathies lie with the downtrodden laborers of Milton, but her heart increasingly yearns for Thornton, whose strength and depth of character will be revealed in a time of profound crisis.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Both a timeless romance and a richly detailed social novel, \u003ci\u003eNorth and South \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterpiece of Victorian literature.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136845398256,"sku":"9781497659797","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497659797_p0.jpg?v=1763703757","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497659797","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}