{"product_id":"the-possession","title":"The Possession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘The strangest thing about jealousy is that it can populate an entire city – the whole world – with a person you may never have met.’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese words set the framework for The Possession, a striking portrait of a woman after a love affair has ended. Annie Ernaux pulls the reader through every step of jealousy, of a woman’s need to know who has replaced her in a lost beloved’s life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErnaux’s writing, characteristically gorgeous in its precision, depicts the all too familiar human tendency to seek control and certainty after rejection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annie Ernaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55599858778499,"sku":"9781804271490","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-05-19T123823.371.png?v=1747654715","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-possession","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}