{"product_id":"the-pitards-romans-durs-georges-simenon-9781250426093","title":"The Pitards (Romans Durs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAboard a cargo ship on a hazardous voyage, ominous prophecies cause troubling misapprehensions, disputes, paranoia, and ultimately tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eÉmile Lannec thinks it's madness for his wife, Mathilde, to join him on the maiden voyage of his freighter, the \u003ci\u003eTonnerre-de-Dieu\u003c\/i\u003e. She had insisted on coming, probably at the behest of her mother, Madame Pitard, who cosigned the loan to buy the ship. Predictably, Mathilde is appalled by the rough-and-ready conditions below deck, and she antagonizes the all-male crew. Compounding Lannec's strain is an ominous unsigned note he found on board, warning that the ship \"will not reach safe haven.\" As they're battered by harsh winds and tides, emotions fray, the couple fights, and Lannec's suspicions spiral into paranoia. Which of his boatmates wrote the threatening note? And why did Mathilde really come? A tautly mesmerizing tale with the transcendent tenor of Greek tragedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Pitards\u003c\/i\u003e sets man against nature while unmasking his true foes: gullibility, insecurity, and pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georges Simenon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 125042609X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250426093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Georges Simenon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097218425087,"sku":"9781250426093","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pitards-romans-durs-georges-simenon-9781250426093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}