{"product_id":"9780008421748","title":"Mrs March: The most compulsive debut gothic thriller of 2021","description":"\u003ch2\u003e‘Nastily good fun’ \u003cem\u003eMetro\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eSET TO BECOME A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ELIZABETH MOSS\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eShirley Jackson meets Ottessa Moshfegh meets\u003cem\u003e My Sister the Serial Killer \u003c\/em\u003ein a brilliantly unsettling and darkly funny debut novel full of suspense and paranoia\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge March’s latest novel is a smash hit. None could be prouder than Mrs. March, his dutiful wife, who revels in his accolades and relishes the lifestyle and status his success brings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA creature of routine and decorum, Mrs. March lives an exquisitely controlled existence on the Upper East Side. Every morning begins the same way, with a visit to her favourite patisserie to buy a loaf of\u003cbr\u003eolive bread, but her latest trip proves to be her last when she suffers an indignity from which she may never recover: an assumption by the shopkeeper that the protagonist in George March’s new book –\u003cbr\u003ea pathetic sex worker, more a figure of derision than desire – is based on Mrs. March.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne casual remark robs Mrs. March not only of her beloved olive bread but of the belief that she knew everything about her husband – and herself – sending her on an increasingly paranoid journey, one\u003cbr\u003ethat starts within the pages of a book but may very well uncover both a killer and the long-buried secrets of Mrs. March’s past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA razor-sharp exploration of the fragility of identity and the smothering weight of expectations, \u003cem\u003eMrs. March\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of a wicked and wonderful new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe psychological exploration of a long-term marriage in a small, rural town forms the crux of this top literary fiction. The relationships within the March family are put under a microscope, revealing the fragility of identity and the overwhelming burden of expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Han Kang (Greek Lessons), Grady Hendrix (How to Sell a Haunted House), Sally Rooney (Beautiful World, Where Are You), Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet), and Elizabeth Strout (Tell Me Everything).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virginia Feito","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889166438549,"sku":"9780008421748","price":31.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008421748_c61a2d43-889f-43af-b7f8-85d901abc682.jpg?v=1776888276","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008421748","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}