{"product_id":"2026200011047-secondhand-ediths-diary","title":"Edith's Diary","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\u003eA masterwork of psychological suspense, Edith's Diary chronicles the slow unraveling of a woman who retreats into a fantasy life recorded in the pages of her private journal. Patricia Highsmith constructs a devastating portrait of suburban disillusionment, as Edith Howland's diary becomes a refuge from a reality marked by a failing marriage, a troubled son, and the burden of an elderly uncle. With cold precision and an unflinching eye, Highsmith illustrates the terrifying gap between the idealized life Edith commits to paper and the grim truth that surrounds her. The novel stands as one of the author's most quietly harrowing works — a study in denial, loneliness, and the desperate human need to believe in a better story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956133277915,"sku":"2026200011047-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a45db0cd-1138-4493-ad99-496b58c99d5b.png?v=1783498172","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011047-secondhand-ediths-diary","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}