{"product_id":"9780141394169-the-mah-circle","title":"The Mahé Circle","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mahe caught a glimpse of something irresistible. As the memory continues to haunt him, he falls prey to a delusion that may offer an escape from his conventional existence - or may destroy him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eunputdownably gripping' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a belljar under the sun, the scorpion in his son's bed, the deafening sound of cicadas'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mahé caught a glimpse of something irresistible. As the memory continues to haunt him, he falls prey to a delusion that may offer an escape from his conventional existence - or may destroy him. This is the first English translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Mahé Circle,\u003c\/i\u003e Simenon's dark, malevolent depiction of an ordinary man trapped in mundanity and consumed by obsession.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary . Simenon is one of the most important writers of the 20th century' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943011790945,"sku":"9780141394169","price":7.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34163567.jpg?v=1746754901","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141394169-the-mah-circle","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}