{"product_id":"sense-and-sensibility-by-jane-austen-9780198807452","title":"Sense and Sensibility","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pray, pray be composed,\" cried Elinor, \"and do not betray what you feel to everybody present. Perhaps he has not observed you yet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Elinor Dashwood, sensible and sensitive, and her romantic, impetuous younger sister Marianne, the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote. In a world ruled by money and self-interest, the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections. Concerned for others and for social proprieties, Elinor is ill-equipped to compete with self-centred fortune-hunters like Lucy Steele, whilst Marianne's unswerving belief in the truth of her own feelings makes her more dangerously susceptible to the designs of unscrupulous men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough her heroines' parallel experiences of love, loss, and hope, Jane Austen offers a powerful analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/em\u003e explores these themes with grace and insight, delivering a timeless critique of the social constraints of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647999426796,"sku":"9780198807452","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780198807452-sense-and-sensibility.jpg?v=1779247106","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/sense-and-sensibility-by-jane-austen-9780198807452","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}