{"product_id":"9780141394169-retail-the-mahe-circle","title":"The Mahe Circle","description":"The first English publication of Simenon's compelling novel about summer escape and elusive obsessions\n\n'The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a belljar under the  sun, the scorpion in his son's bed, the deafening sound of cicadas'\n\nDuring  his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mahe caught a  glimpse of something irresistible. As the memory continues to haunt him,  he falls prey to a delusion that may offer an escape from his  conventional existence - or may destroy him. This is the first English  translation of The Mahe Circle, Simenon's dark, malevolent depiction of an ordinary man trapped in mundanity and consumed by obsession.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49027675422939,"sku":"9780141394169-RETAIL","price":23.79,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b214da70-5ac6-46b7-bd1a-e5418d8617c0.jpg?v=1785091464","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780141394169-retail-the-mahe-circle","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}