{"product_id":"the-good-soldier","title":"The Good Soldier","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic examination of human nature, love, and betrayal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham, they appear to be the perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFord Madox Ford wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Good Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e, the book on which his reputation most surely rests, in deliberate emulation of the nineteenth-century French novels he so admired. In this way he was able to explore the theme of sexual betrayal and its poisonous after-effects with a psychological intimacy as yet unknown in the English novel.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49012060258554,"sku":"9780141441849","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/3101\/1322\/files\/imageloader_ce87f73a-b1d1-41a7-895c-584dfa76a661.jpg?v=1781547171","url":"https:\/\/serafinibooks.com\/products\/the-good-soldier","provider":"Serafini Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}