{"product_id":"great-expectations-9781435171640","title":"Great Expectations","description":"\u003cp\u003e Pip is a poor orphan, a boy with \"no expectations\" being raised by his unkind sister and her husband in a small home on the marshes of Kent. But when Pip meets the bizarre Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward, Estella, he starts to yearn for a life as a gentleman. However, Pip will discover that wealth and honesty do not go hand in hand, and that kindness can be found in the most surprising places. A love story, a mystery, and a sharp critique of upper-class English society, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of Dickens's best-regarded works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e (1812\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e1870) was the second of eight children in a family beset by financial insecurity. A prolific and popular author, even in his day, Dickens is widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614092595474,"sku":"9781435171640","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6718b6ca-38dd-4794-a849-6a78afd44bde.jpg?v=1768914119","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/great-expectations-9781435171640","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}