{"product_id":"9780140447835","title":"Au Bonheur des Dames (The Ladies' Delight)","description":"Author: Zola, Émile\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140447835\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Dec 2001\u003cbr\u003ePages: 464 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original 'sex and shopping' novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAu Bonheur des Dames is the glittering Paris department store run by Octave Mouret. He has used charm and drive to become director of this mighty emporium, unscrupulously exploiting his young female staff and seducing his lady customers with luxurious displays of shimmering silks, satins, velvets and lace. Then Denise Baudu, a naive provincial girl, becomes an assistant at the store, and Mouret discovers that he in turn can be charmed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its vivid portrayal of greedy customers and gossiping staff, its lavish descriptions and sense of theatre, \u003ci\u003eAu Bonheur des Dames\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and exciting novel. The eleventh in Zola's great cycle \u003ci\u003eLes Rougon-Macquart\u003c\/i\u003e, it is a timeless commentary on modern consumer society.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128397279390,"sku":"UBD-9780140447835","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140447835.jpg?v=1786540309","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140447835","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}