{"product_id":"2026200011698-secondhand-the-long-corridor","title":"The Long Corridor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the respectable facade of a prosperous doctor's household in the north of England, Catherine Cookson's The Long Corridor uncovers a world of secrets, suppressed desires, and quiet desperation, drawing the reader into the turbulent life of Dr. Paul Higgins, a man trapped between a loveless marriage and a consuming passion that threatens to destroy everything he has built. Set against the gritty, unforgiving landscape of Tyneside, the novel chronicles the collision of social ambition and raw human need, as Paul's carefully maintained existence begins to unravel under the weight of his own contradictions.\n\nCookson, one of Britain's most beloved storytellers, brings her trademark unflinching realism and deep empathy to this portrait of a man at war with himself, illuminating the rigid class divisions and moral hypocrisies of mid-twentieth-century England with extraordinary precision. Her prose is direct yet emotionally layered, giving voice to characters who are at once flawed and deeply sympathetic. The Long Corridor stands as a testament to Cookson's unparalleled ability to render the private agonies of ordinary lives — leaving the reader to wonder whether Paul will find redemption, or whether the corridor he walks has no door at its end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130866540763,"sku":"2026200011698-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/987f0001-b847-49f9-bd6d-171662cb1dd4.png?v=1786591511","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011698-secondhand-the-long-corridor","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}