{"product_id":"2026200011160-secondhand-reflections-in-a-golden-eye","title":"Reflections In A Golden Eye","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\u003eCarson McCullers' Reflections in a Golden Eye is a taut, psychologically intense Southern Gothic novel set on a peacetime U.S. Army base in Georgia during the 1930s. The narrative chronicles the lives of two military couples whose repressed desires, obsessions, and fractured identities spiral into a shocking act of violence. McCullers dissects the quiet menace lurking beneath the surface of rigid social structures, presenting a cast of deeply damaged characters — among them a closeted officer, a voyeuristic private, and a sensuous, restless wife — each trapped by forces they cannot name or control. Written with the cool, precise authority that defines McCullers' best work, the novel argues powerfully that isolation and self-deception are the true enemies of the human soul. A compact yet devastating masterwork, it stands as one of the most unsettling portraits of desire and repression in American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956190589147,"sku":"2026200011160-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bef1c9bd-e520-40a2-9ce0-a4a6bd3cda0f.png?v=1783498916","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011160-secondhand-reflections-in-a-golden-eye","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}