{"product_id":"the-woodlanders","title":"The Woodlanders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Phillip Mallett, Senior Lecturer in English, University of St Andrews.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEducated beyond her station, Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous, and in a moving tale that has vibrant characters, many humorous moments and genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony, Hardy eschews a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith characteristic derision, he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system off his day, and shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social and religious proprieties\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages | Published April 1996\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63967053447517,"sku":"9781853262937","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781853262937.jpg?v=1774352045","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-woodlanders","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}