{"product_id":"9781625582720","title":"Egoist","description":"The novel recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. More importantly, the novel follows Clara's attempts to escape from her engagement to Sir Willoughby, who desires women to serve as a mirror for him and consequently cannot understand why she would not want to marry him. Thus, The Egoist dramatizes the difficulty contingent upon being a woman in Victorian society, when women's bodies and minds are trafficked between fathers and husbands to cement male bonds.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49414062637342,"sku":"9781625582720","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/8436\/0222\/files\/9781625582720.jpg?v=1785414539","url":"https:\/\/shop.simonandschuster.com\/products\/9781625582720","provider":"Simon and Schuster","version":"1.0","type":"link"}