{"product_id":"9781531220372","title":"Notwithstanding","description":"\u003cp\u003eOFF THE BRIDGE AND INTO THE SEINE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA life was in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-one year old Annette perched on the rail of the Paris bridge, thinking of plunging into the surging, angry Seine River, and ending her misery by ending her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then, the eccentric, rich Englishman named Dick Le Geyt happened by and convinced her that life with him was better than drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he later gives her wedding ring to keep up appearances, he does not marry her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Dick Le Geyt, falls very ill and dies, making Annette swear not to try and kill herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut before he dies, Dick asks her to sign a hasty will that may spell doom to Annette's hopes of future happiness and the love of a man named Roger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dick dies, she inherits a true friend, Mrs. Stoddart, who cared for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Annette also inherits the threat of awful scandal!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yurita Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144988934384,"sku":"9781531220372","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781531220372_p0.jpg?v=1763739696","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781531220372","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}