{"product_id":"madame-bovary-flaubert-wordsworth-classic-book","title":"Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA beautiful classic about longing, expectation, and the dangerous distance between the life we have and the life we imagine.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1857, Gustave Flaubert’s \u003cem\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/em\u003e caused immediate controversy, yet went on to become one of the defining novels of French literature. At its center is Emma Bovary—a woman whose romantic ideals and dissatisfaction with provincial life lead her to search for passion, beauty, and escape beyond the confines of marriage and convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmma remains one of literature’s most fascinating and complicated characters: romantic heroine, restless dreamer, flawed wife and mother, and a woman pushing against the limitations of the society surrounding her. Flaubert observes her with both sympathy and irony, creating a novel as psychologically compelling today as it was provocative in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Wordsworth Classics edition makes a wonderful addition to a home library, whether chosen for the story itself or collected alongside other beautifully bound literary classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by Gustave Flaubert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWordsworth Classics edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic 19th-century French literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally published in 1857\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA foundational work of literary realism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautiful for reading, gifting, and collecting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStyling Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBooks should never be on a shelf simply because their covers are pretty. Build a library around the stories, writers, places, and subjects that actually interest you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStack \u003cem\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/em\u003e alongside other literary classics on a bedside table, tuck it into a larger library, or leave it somewhere within reach. A good book makes a room more interesting precisely because someone might actually pull it from the shelf and start reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Marble City Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46096480927814,"sku":"9781853260780","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/3596\/1926\/files\/MadameBovarybyGustaveFlaubert.png?v=1786826863","url":"https:\/\/runnerduckltd.com\/products\/madame-bovary-flaubert-wordsworth-classic-book","provider":"Runner Duck Ltd ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}