{"product_id":"9781784877460","title":"Madame Bovary by Adam Thorpe","description":"She wanted to die, and she wanted to live in Paris.'This is the story of Emma, trapped in a disappointing marriage with a dull country doctor, she dreams for a life more like the sentimental novels she reads. In an attempt to break from the drab reality of her provincial life in Normandy, Emma takes a lover, and disaster soon follows.   Greedy, delusional and selfish, the character of Emma Bovary scandalised readers from the novel's first publication in 1857, yet her magnetism is undeniable. A landmark work in modern realism, Madame Bovary vibrates with the inner life of a woman hungry for more.   Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305172545909,"sku":"9781784877460","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781784877460.jpg?v=1762796960","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781784877460","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}