{"product_id":"gigi-julie-de-carneilhan-and-chance-acquaintances-three-short-novels-9780374527853","title":"Gigi, Julie de Carneilhan, and Chance Acquaintances: Three Short Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo volumes of Colette's most beloved works, with a new Introduction by Judith Thurman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps Colette's best-known work, \u003ci\u003eGigi \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a young girl being raised in a household more concerned with success and money than with the desires of the heart. But Gigi is uninterested in the dishonest society life she observes all around her and remains exasperatingly Gigi. The tale of Gigi's success in spite of her anxious family is Colette at her liveliest and most entertaining. Written during the same period as \u003ci\u003eGigi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJulie de Carneilhan\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Colette's last years with her second husband, focuses on a contest of wills between Julie, an elegant woman of forty, and her ex-husband. \u003ci\u003eChance Acquaintances\u003c\/i\u003e, a novella, involves an invalid wife, her philandering husband, and a music-hall dancer whose odd meeting at a French spa affects and indelibly marks each one of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1873 in France, \u003cb\u003eColette \u003c\/b\u003ewas the author of many acclaimed novels noted for their intimate style. Other Colette titles from FSG include \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Claudine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Vagabond\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChéri \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand The Last of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eChéri\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Stories of Colette\u003c\/i\u003e. She died in 1954.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649791430930,"sku":"9780374527853","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00fe62cd-0d73-4aff-9305-5f4f5ae91f43.jpg?v=1733273868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gigi-julie-de-carneilhan-and-chance-acquaintances-three-short-novels-9780374527853","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}