{"product_id":"quartet-9780393358117","title":"Quartet","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eQuartet\u003c\/em\u003e, Jean Rhys's first novel, launched her literary career in the late 1920s, and today remains an incisive, sinister tale of love and obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband, Stephan, is arrested, Marya finds herself destitute in Paris. With nowhere else to turn, she accepts the hospitality of an English couple living on the fringes of the artistic world. Yet as Marya is drawn inexorably into their universe, she becomes entangled in a bizarre sexual and psychological relationship that frightens even as it fascinates her--and as the date of Stephan's release from prison draws near, Marya's new life splits apart at the seams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRhys, Jean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJean Rhys\u003c\/strong\u003e (1890-1979), one of the foremost writers of the twentieth century, is the author of \u003cem\u003eWide Sargasso Sea\u003c\/em\u003e--her last and best-known novel--as well as \u003cem\u003eAfter Leaving Mr. Mackenzie\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVoyage in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGood Morning, Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e, all available in Norton paperback.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMessud, Claire:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eClaire Messud\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of six works of fiction. A recipient of a Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowships and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her family.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434524872978,"sku":"9780393358117","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0ffb845-b93d-4657-9a57-69c9dac5bd9e.jpg?v=1729603345","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/quartet-9780393358117","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}