{"product_id":"clea","title":"Clea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLose yourself in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethrilling political intrigue and tangled love affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of wartime Egypt in Durrell''s epic modern classic, introduced by bestselling author Elif Shafak (\u003ci\u003eThe Forty Rules of Love\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn expat schoolteacher has spent years in exile reflecting on his turmoiled love affair with Justine, a glamorous Egyptian wife. Returning to wartime Alexandria, he finds that his old friends have suffered dramatic changes of body, mind, and fortune - and someone whom he has never really known wishes to see him. His affair with Clea, a bisexual artist, not only changes the lovers, but transforms the dead, forever - and heralds a new beginning, just as Lawrence Durrell''s intoxicating masterpiece ends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Durrell has written about a dozen real love stories, entwined them, and explored them with a truly Proustian ferocity ... Superb.'' \u003c\/b\u003eObserver \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Lushly beautiful ... His style glows ... One of the most important works of our time.''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It is hard now to recapture the impact half a century ago of these novels’ heat, luxuriance and profanity [or] \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehis descriptions of Alexandria — its beauty, cruelty, menace, mystery, decadence \u003c\/b\u003e....'' \u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315182150014,"sku":"NW9780571356034","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571356034.jpg?v=1778696374","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/clea","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}