{"product_id":"book-2158","title":"Jude the Obscure","description":"\u003cp\u003eHis last and most controversial novel, \u003ci\u003eJude the Obscure\u003c\/i\u003e provoked such widespread and bitter attacks that Hardy claimed it caused him to stop writing novels. The primary causes of the uproar involved Hardy's frank treatment of sexual themes and his unconventional portrayal of the pillars of Victorian society: the British university system, marriage, and religion. Today, many consider this to be Hardy's finest work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story involves the tragic relationship between Jude Fawley, a village stonemason who is thwarted in his aspirations to the ministry, and Sue Bridehead, a freethinking cousin who is shunned by society for her social and sexual rebellion. Concerned with the annihilation of innocence, \u003ci\u003eJude the Obscure\u003c\/i\u003e is powerful in its portrayal of suffering, rich in its evocation of nature, and tragic in its vision of life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craig Black","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49393073488176,"sku":"BD2158","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49393073520944,"sku":"ZE2158","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49393073586480,"sku":"ZM2158","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2158-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775539674","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2158","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}