{"product_id":"9781804271490-the-possession","title":"The Possession","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in the UK for the first time,\u003cem\u003e The Possession \u003c\/em\u003eis a striking meditation on jealousy and a major work by the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The strangest thing about jealousy is that it can populate an entire city – the whole world – with a person you may never have met.’ These words set the framework for \u003cem\u003eThe Possession\u003c\/em\u003e, a striking portrait of a woman after a love affair has ended. Annie Ernaux pulls the reader through every step of jealousy, of a woman’s need to know who has replaced her in a lost beloved’s life. Ernaux’s writing, characteristically gorgeous in its precision, depicts the all too familiar human tendency to seek control and certainty after rejection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55351101620598,"sku":"9781804271490","price":7.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36361871_8978e8e3-7543-4666-abf9-36a9955e9f7f.jpg?v=1759441736","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804271490-the-possession","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}