{"product_id":"the-catalans-patrick-obrian-9780393329728","title":"The Catalans","description":"This novel is a powerful successor to \u003cem\u003eTestimonies\u003c\/em\u003e, Patrick O'Brian's first novel written for adults. It is set in that corner of France that became O'Brian's adopted home, where the long, dark wall of the Pyrenees runs headlong to meet the Mediterranean. Alain Roig returns to Saint-F駘iu after years in the East and finds his family in crisis. His dour, middle-aged cousin Xavier, the mayor and most powerful citizen of the town, has fallen in love and plans to marry Madeleine, the young daughter of the local grocer. The Roig family property is threatened by this union, and Madeleine's relatives object on different grounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Xavier is a tragic figure, damned by what he perceives as a lack of feeling; Madeleine is to be his salvation. Unfortunately she does not return his affection, and, as the feasts and harvest festivals of Saint-F駘iu are played out, she finds herself falling in love with Alain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick O'Brian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393329720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393329728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.59d","brand":"Patrick O'Brian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946581360895,"sku":"9780393329728","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fd0f0ed4-39ae-4b5f-ac4c-bd7165b9d0b0.jpg?v=1681513966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-catalans-patrick-obrian-9780393329728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}