{"product_id":"north-south-1","title":"North \u0026 South","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Penguin English Library edition of \u003ci\u003eNorth and South \u003c\/i\u003eby Elizabeth Gaskell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth Gaskell''s compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. It shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. \u003ci\u003eNorth and South\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305818694014,"sku":"NW9780141198927","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141198927.jpg?v=1778649337","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/north-south-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}