{"product_id":"the-venice-train-by-georges-simenon-9780241544228","title":"The Venice Train","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gripping new translation of Simenon's cinematic tale of greed, guilt and the cruel workings of fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Venice Train\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Justin Calmar, who experiences some painful, nerve-racking weeks. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he suddenly finds his forehead bathed in sweat and a tightness in his chest. At those times, feeling everyone's eyes on him becomes unbearable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a particularly inquisitive stranger strikes up a conversation with Calmar on the train home from a family holiday, his sun-drenched memories are overshadowed by an event that will change his life forever. As he travels alone through northern Italy and Switzerland, his carefully constructed life as an upright citizen begins to unravel, revealing secret motivations and hidden impulses that threaten to overwhelm him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1965, shortly after Simenon moved into his spacious new home in Palinges, Switzerland, this chilling novel is a powerful exploration of the fragility of the human psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556131852524,"sku":"9780241544228","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27241613482273.jpg?v=1750136431","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-venice-train-by-georges-simenon-9780241544228","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}