{"product_id":"2026100009362-secondhand-peyton-place","title":"Peyton Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: Facsimile Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: DJ: Original Edition Published At $7.95, in mylar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the picturesque surface of the small New England town of Peyton Place, where white clapboard houses and church steeples project an image of wholesome American virtue, a storm of secrets, desire, and violence churns without mercy. Grace Metalious's landmark 1956 novel chronicles the intertwined lives of its inhabitants — most notably the resilient Constance MacKenzie and her daughter Allison — unmasking the hypocrisy, repressed sexuality, class tension, and domestic brutality that fester beneath the town's respectable façade.\n\nA cultural earthquake upon its publication, Peyton Place shattered the idealized mythology of postwar suburban America, becoming one of the best-selling novels of the 20th century and igniting fierce debate about censorship, women's sexuality, and social conformity. Metalious writes with unflinching candor and a sharp sociological eye, giving voice to women whose inner lives and desires had long been rendered invisible by polite society. Her prose is at once intimate and incendiary — and the secrets buried deepest in Peyton Place refuse to stay buried for long.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216192512219,"sku":"2026100009362-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f6bd852b-068e-473e-9b53-6dd7ccfceb3f.png?v=1788404983","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009362-secondhand-peyton-place","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}