{"product_id":"berta-isla-by-javier-marias-9780241983553","title":"Berta Isla","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA marriage built on lies, a man with many faces, an unpaid debt to the secret service - rich drama from the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Infatuations\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'For a while, she wasn't sure that her husband was her husband. Sometimes she thought he was, and sometimes not.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBerta and Tomas meet in Madrid and, though both young, they decide to spend their lives together. Eighteen and betrothed, Tomas leaves to study at Oxford. His talent for languages quickly catches the interest of a certain government agency, but Tomas resists their offers - until one day he makes a mistake that will affect the rest of his life, and that of his beloved Berta. After university, he returns to marry her, knowing he won't be able to stay for long...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGripping and intricate, \u003cem\u003eBerta Isla\u003c\/em\u003e is about a relationship built on secrets and lies - and the counter forces of resentment and loyalty at its core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46529662091500,"sku":"9780241983553","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3549073482274.jpg?v=1749226907","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/berta-isla-by-javier-marias-9780241983553","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}