{"product_id":"clea-9780571356034","title":"Clea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLose yourself in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethrilling political intrigue and tangled love affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of wartime Egypt in Durrell''s epic modern classic, introduced by bestselling author Elif Shafak (\u003ci\u003eThe Forty Rules of Love\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn expat schoolteacher has spent years in exile reflecting on his turmoiled love affair with Justine, a glamorous Egyptian wife. Returning to wartime Alexandria, he finds that his old friends have suffered dramatic changes of body, mind, and fortune - and someone whom he has never really known wishes to see him. His affair with Clea, a bisexual artist, not only changes the lovers, but transforms the dead, forever - and heralds a new beginning, just as Lawrence Durrell''s intoxicating masterpiece ends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Durrell has written about a dozen real love stories, entwined them, and explored them with a truly Proustian ferocity ... Superb.'' \u003c\/b\u003eObserver \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Lushly beautiful ... His style glows ... One of the most important works of our time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403127136599,"sku":"9780571356034","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571356034.jpg?v=1730482501","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/clea-9780571356034","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}