{"product_id":"9781906548612","title":"The Queen's Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn August 1785 Paris buzzed with scandal. It involved an eminent churchman, a notorious charlatan, a female fraudster, a part-time prostitute and the hated Queen herself. At its heart was the most expensive diamond necklace ever assembled-and the web of fraud, folly and self-delusion it had inspired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Szerb's last major work, a witty and often surprising account of events, the story is used as a standpoint from which to survey the entire age. Written in war-torn Hungary in the early 1940s, it constitutes a remarkable gesture of defiance against the brutal world in which the writer lived and died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A sparkling slice of eighteenth-century life\" Paul Bailey, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steerforth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060891238640,"sku":"9781906548612","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906548612_p0.jpg?v=1763616405","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906548612","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}