{"product_id":"9780141439785","title":"The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy","description":"Hardy's is a world that can never disappear' Margaret DrabbleSubtitled 'A  Story of a Man of Character', Hardy's powerful study of the heroic but deeply flawed Michael Henchard is an intensely dramatic work, tragically played out against the vivid backdrop of  a close-knit Dorsetshire town. Its events are set in motion when, in a fit of drunken anger, Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to establish himself as a respected pillar of the community of Casterbridge, but behind his success lurks the shameful secret of his past. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wilson\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43399359299762,"sku":"9780141439785","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9780141439785.jpg?v=1698857197","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780141439785","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}