{"product_id":"desperate-remedies-thomas-hardy-9781974238798","title":"Desperate Remedies","description":"Described by Hardy as a tale of \"mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity\", his first published novel violated the literary decorum of its day with blackmail, murder, and romance. It relates the story of Cytherea, a maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer Miss Aldclyffe, and the man she loves, Edward Springrove. Upon discovering that Edward is already engaged, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward, Manston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1974238792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974238798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.88d","brand":"Thomas Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47200953303295,"sku":"9781974238798","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55f1a3ad-24d4-47c6-ad37-f0f2cc7b92fc.jpg?v=1756788396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desperate-remedies-thomas-hardy-9781974238798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}