{"product_id":"havisham-paperback","title":"Havisham - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Frame\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHAVISHAM\u003c\/i\u003e IS THE ASTONISHING PRELUDE TO CHARLES DICKENS'S \u003ci\u003eGREAT EXPECTATIONS\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore she became the immortal and haunting Miss Havisham of \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e, she was Catherine, a young woman with all of her dreams ahead of her. Spry, imperious, she is the daughter of a wealthy brewer. But she is never far from the smell of hops and the arresting letters on the brewhouse wall--HAVISHAM--a reminder of all she owes to the family name and the family business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSent by her father to stay with the Chadwycks, Catherine discovers elegant pastimes to remove the taint of her family's new money and better blend into the upper echelons of Victorian England. But for all her growing sophistication, Catherine is anything but worldly, and when a charismatic stranger pays her attention, everything--her heart, her future, the very Havisham name--is vulnerable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHavisham\u003c\/i\u003e, Ronald Frame unfurls the psychological trauma that made young Catherine into Miss Havisham and cursed her to a life alone, roaming the halls of the mansion in the tatters of the dress she wore for the wedding she was never to have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Fiction Book of 2013\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRonald Frame was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and educated there and at Oxford University. \u003cb\u003eHis novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lantern Bearers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, named the Scottish Book of the Year, and cited by the American Library Association. He is also a dramatist and winner of the Samuel Beckett Award. Many of his original radio plays have been broadcast by the BBC. \u003c\/b\u003eHe lives outside Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720297910335,"sku":"9781250056108","price":31.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/73251e326291dd12175564ee8a11a351.webp?v=1765088693","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/havisham-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}