{"product_id":"whirlpool-1","title":"Whirlpool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Marriage rarely means happiness, either for man or woman; if it be not too grievous to be borne, one must thank the fates and take courage'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe greatest of English realist novelists, famous for \u003ci\u003eNew Grub Street\u003c\/i\u003e, George Gissing creates in \u003ci\u003eThe Whirlpool\u003c\/i\u003e an astonish picture of characters caught in the vortex of London, struggling to understand how they can make sense of their lives in a society of remorseless faithlessness and social snobbery.\u003cbr\u003eA whole era is magnificently brought to life in all its glamour and squalor - and at the book's heart lies one of the most remarkable figures in English literature: Alma Rolfe, torn between an idyll of rural domesticity and her career in London as a musician.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241046004056,"sku":"9780141395647","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141395647.jpg?v=1779174956","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/whirlpool-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}