{"product_id":"2026200008388-secondhand-a-love-affair","title":"A Love Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First English Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Fair to Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, with chipping and wear along edges and spine; some minor damage and soiling visible. Price clipped. Protected in protective sleeve. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings noted from image. Binding: Intact, crease on front of binding but very structural. Stickers\/Labels: None visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of French naturalism, A Love Affair (originally published as Une Page d'Amour) is one of Émile Zola's most intimate and psychologically rich entries in his celebrated Rougon-Macquart cycle. The novel chronicles the passionate and tormented relationship between Hélène Grandjean, a reserved widow, and Dr. Henri Deberle, a married man whose attentions awaken a desire she struggles desperately to suppress. Zola masterfully illustrates the tension between moral duty and human longing, set against the sprawling panorama of Paris, which itself becomes a living, breathing character throughout the narrative. Translated here into English by Jean Stewart, the novel retains its melancholic, restrained tone, presenting a deeply human story of love, guilt, sacrifice, and loss that resonates long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956327755995,"sku":"2026200008388-SECONDHAND","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a02c262a-c79d-42e6-a8a1-5ac16a2bd0e9.png?v=1783499750","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008388-secondhand-a-love-affair","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}