{"product_id":"2026200008894-secondhand-lady-chatterleys-lover","title":"Lady Chatterley's Lover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published privately in Florence in 1928 and long suppressed for its frank depictions of sexuality and class, Lady Chatterley's Lover stands as one of the most controversial and celebrated novels of the twentieth century. The story chronicles the passionate affair between Constance (Connie) Chatterley, the unhappily married wife of a paralysed aristocrat, and Oliver Mellors, the earthy gamekeeper on her husband's estate. D.H. Lawrence uses this charged relationship to argue powerfully against the dehumanising effects of industrialisation and the rigid British class system, presenting physical intimacy as a vital, redemptive force. Written with lyrical intensity and unsparing honesty, the novel ultimately champions the life of the body and authentic human connection over the cold conventions of respectability. Its landmark 1960 obscenity trial in Britain, which Penguin Books won, remains a defining moment in the history of literary freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956420948187,"sku":"2026200008894-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0397f628-11ab-4b30-ae35-9ed27a1c0e39.png?v=1783500830","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008894-secondhand-lady-chatterleys-lover","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}