{"product_id":"9780241718971","title":"Woman in the Pillory","description":"Author: Reimann, Brigitte\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241718971\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping novella by the cult writer of \u003ci\u003eSiblings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKathrin - five years into a disenchanting marriage - struggles to work the farm with her sister-in-law while her husband Heinrich is away fighting for the Third Reich. To help them with the harvest, Heinrich arranges for Alexei, a Russian prisoner of war, to labour in the fields. Though initially suspicious of this watchful stranger, Kathrin is soon drawn to Alexei, with ruinous consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1956, \u003ci\u003eWoman in the Pillory \u003c\/i\u003eis a formative novella by one of East Germany's most significant writers, showcasing Brigitte Reimann's vivid ideological engagement with the legacy of Nazi Germany and the Communist drive to create 'a new kind of person' following the devastation of the war.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46727087128734,"sku":"UBD-9780241718971","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241718971.jpg?v=1776492508","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241718971","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}