{"product_id":"9780007502738_under-the-greenwood-tree-collins-classics","title":"Under the Greenwood Tree (Collins Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-love, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ is a tale of love, tragedy and the changing charm of traditional village life when it is met with the cold reality of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentring on the quaint rural village of Mellstock, set deep within Hardy’s imagined and picturesque county of Wessex, the novel revolves around a double plot of the hopeful love story of Dick Dewey and Fancy Day and the tragic demise of the Mellstock Choir, and what the crumbling of long-held traditions means to the local community. The arrival of Mr Maybold, a new vicar with newfangled ideas, unsettles the local community with ideas of revolutionary change, in which the church and its generations-old choir are an anchor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered one of Hardy’s most upbeat and optimistic novels, ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ explores issues of past and future, hope and love, and is a delightful addition to the Collins’ canon of Thomas Hardy’s classic novels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284894171285,"sku":"9780007502738","price":1.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007502738.jpg?v=1776992159","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007502738_under-the-greenwood-tree-collins-classics","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}