{"product_id":"9780099478331","title":"The French Lieutenant's Woman","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: John Fowles\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 November 2004 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 512 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 31mm | 360g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Smithson meets Sarah Woodruff on the Cobb at Lyme Regis in 1867. Their encounter threatens to ruin his respectable Victorian future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe French Lieutenant’s Woman begins on the Cobb at Lyme Regis in Victorian England, where Charles Smithson encounters Sarah Woodruff for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Charles risks clandestine meetings with Sarah, his engagement unravels, his reputation falters and the secure future he has planned begins to collapse around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Victorian-set novel with a sharp modern intelligence, The French Lieutenant’s Woman is a gripping story about defying convention for love. 'A remarkable performance... As gripping as The Collector and The Magus' Observer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Fowles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57390557266245,"sku":"9780099478331","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780099478331.jpg?v=1773512045","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780099478331","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}