{"product_id":"the-devils-pool-george-sand-9791043137211","title":"The Devil's Pool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Devil's Pool\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby George Sand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermain\u003c\/strong\u003e, a late-twenties widower, still lives with his late wife's family. \u003cstrong\u003eGermain\u003c\/strong\u003e's father-in-law \u003cstrong\u003eMaurice\u003c\/strong\u003e decides that two years is long enough to grieve; \u003cstrong\u003eG\u003cem\u003eermain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e needs a wife, and his children need a mother. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaurice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e has investigated, and found what he believes is a suitable match in a neighboring village. He sends \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGermain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e off to meet the woman, and on the way drops \u003c\/em\u003eoff a teenage girl at the farm where she has been newly employed. The rest of the novel demonstrates the old aphoris\u003cem\u003em of \"the best-laid plans... often g\u003c\/em\u003eo awry.\"The Devil's Pool is the first of four pastoral novels that \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Sand\u003c\/strong\u003e originally intended to release together. 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He sends \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGermain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e off to meet the woman, and on the way drops \u003c\/em\u003eoff a teenage girl at the farm where she has been newly employed. The rest of the novel demonstrates the old aphoris\u003cem\u003em of \"the best-laid plans... often g\u003c\/em\u003eo awry.\"The Devil's Pool is the first of four pastoral novels that \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Sand\u003c\/strong\u003e originally intended to release together. 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