{"product_id":"three-tales-by-gustave-flaubert-9780140448009","title":"Three Tales","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness, and religious experience, and together form a triumphant conclusion to Flaubert's literary career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith elegant simplicity, \u003cem\u003eA Simple Heart\u003c\/em\u003e relates the story of Felicite - an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a stained-glass window in Rouen cathedral, \u003cem\u003eThe Legend of Saint Julian Hospitator\u003c\/em\u003e describes the fate of Julian, a sadistic hunter destined to murder his own parents. The blend of faith and cruelty that dominates this story may also be found in \u003cem\u003eHerodias\u003c\/em\u003e - a reworking of the tale of Salome and John the Baptist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46534150193388,"sku":"9780140448009","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27367863482237.jpg?v=1749415160","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/three-tales-by-gustave-flaubert-9780140448009","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}