{"product_id":"9780141439655","title":"Far from the Madding Crowd","description":"Author: Hardy, Thomas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141439655\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 May 2003\u003cbr\u003ePages: 480 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics relaunch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndependent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. The first of his works set in Wessex, Hardy's novel of swiftpassion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128412024990,"sku":"UBD-9780141439655","price":17.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141439655.jpg?v=1786540813","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141439655","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}