{"product_id":"9780241325476","title":"The Pitards by Georges Simenon","description":"Read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss' Sunday TimesCaptain  Lannec has finally managed to buy his own ship with the  financial help  of his in-laws, the Pitards - and they've never let him  forget it.  When his temperamental wife Mathilde insists on coming along  on the  ship's first voyage, Lannec becomes increasingly unnerved by her   presence, especially when he receives an anonymous note saying he won't   make it back to port. As they hit a storm in the Atlantic, jealousy,   spite, snobbery and suspicion are churned up in the boat's stiflingly   close quarters...   First published in 1935, The Pitards  was one of the first novels Simenon wrote when he shelved his famous  Maigret series in order to strike out in a new direction and make a name  for himself as a literary writer. This gripping evocation of life at  sea revolves around class and the tense unravelling of relationships,  powerful themes that Simenon would return to throughout his writing  career.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56228249993589,"sku":"9780241325476","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241325476.jpg?v=1762253894","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780241325476","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}