{"product_id":"elsie-venner-a-romance-of-destiny","title":"Elsie Venner: A Romance of Destiny","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA scathing attack on the idea of American Puritanism and the doctrine of Original Sin, \u003cem\u003eElsie Venner\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a young woman who, having been poisoned by rattlesnake venom while in the womb, emerges into the world half human, half snake.\u003c\/strong\u003e An intelligent and wealthy heiress, she repulses and fascinates those around her in equal measure. She falls in love with a young doctor, but her serpentine characteristics prevent him from returning her affection; her cousin is attracted by her money and, wrongly perceiving the doctor as his rival, determines upon his downfall. First published in 1861, this is a wonderfully inventive novel that meticulously dissects for the reader the social mores of small-town America in the middle of the nineteenth century, as viewed through the prism of Olive Wendell Holmes' powerful imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nonsuch Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257356767576,"sku":"9781845881917","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781845881917_6b601450-74b8-42f4-8306-b42fe453f361.jpg?v=1771952435","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/elsie-venner-a-romance-of-destiny","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}