{"product_id":"the-scarlet-letter-by-nathaniel-hawthorne-9780007350926","title":"The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA tale of sin, punishment, and atonement, \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the moral rigidity of a 17th-century Puritan New England community when faced with the illegitimate child of a young mother. Regarded as the first real heroine of American fiction, it is Hester Prynne's strength of character that resonates with the reader when her harsh sentence is cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is in her refusal to reveal the identity of the father in the face of her accusers that Hawthorne champions his heroine and berates the weakness of society for attacking the innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46496278675692,"sku":"9780007350926","price":12.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16429163482190.jpg?v=1748496025","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-scarlet-letter-by-nathaniel-hawthorne-9780007350926","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}