{"product_id":"2026200006899-secondhand-the-red-lily","title":"The Red Lily","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket. Foxing limited to edges of pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of French literary fiction, The Red Lily chronicles the passionate and ill-fated love affair between Thérèse Martin, a sophisticated Parisian socialite trapped in a loveless marriage, and Jacques Dechartre, a brooding sculptor she encounters during a sojourn in Florence. Anatole France renders the sun-drenched landscapes of Tuscany with exquisite prose, using the beauty of Renaissance art and architecture as a vivid backdrop against which desire, jealousy, and moral ambiguity play out with devastating elegance. The novel presents a sharp, ironic portrait of the French bourgeoisie, illustrating how social convention and personal vanity corrode even the most ardent of passions. France's tone is at once lyrical and coolly sardonic, infusing the romance with a philosophical skepticism that elevates it far beyond a simple love story. First published in 1894, The Red Lily remains one of the finest examples of late nineteenth-century French psychological fiction, admired for its wit, sensuality, and penetrating insight into the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810622812379,"sku":"2026200006899-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/cf8c18bc-e669-4b19-be1b-7f4548bc0abf.png?v=1779806167","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006899-secondhand-the-red-lily","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}