{"product_id":"9780241820247","title":"Roman Fever(Little Clothbound Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn these elegant and devastating tales of deception, desire and social intrigue, Edith Wharton exposes the brittle veneer of civility that masks human ambition and longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the sunlit terraces of Rome to the drawing rooms of New York, Wharton's characters navigate a world bound by class and convention, yet charged with emotional undercurrents they barely understand. In 'Roman Fever', two middle-aged women confront the unspoken rivalries that have shadowed their friendship for decades; in 'Mrs. Manstey's View', a lonely widow's cherished glimpse of life beyond her window becomes the stage for a quiet tragedy; and in 'After Holbein', the elaborate pretences of two ageing New Yorkers reveal the haunting persistence of vanity and illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67550937547000,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":31.04,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780241820247-1.jpg?v=1790835925","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9780241820247","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}