{"product_id":"the-sea-the-sea","title":"The Sea, The Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Arrowby has determined to spend the rest of his days in hermit-like contemplation. He buys a mysteriously damp house on the coast, far from the heady world of the theatre where he made his name, and there he swims in the sea, eats revolting meals and writes his memoirs. But then he meets his childhood sweetheart Hartley, and memories of her lovely, younger self crowd in – along with more recent lovers and friends – to disrupt his self-imposed exile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo instead of ‘learning to be good’, Charles proceeds to demonstrate how very bad he can be. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAISY JOHNSON. WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished:  UK, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9780099284093\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Iris Murdoch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57686141174091,"sku":null,"price":14.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9780099284093.jpg?v=1782470066","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/the-sea-the-sea","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}