{"product_id":"the-crucible-9780140481389","title":"The Crucible","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft—and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theatre ever can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A drama of emotional power and impact\" —New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648021545196,"sku":"9780140481389","price":42.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780140481389-the-crucible.jpg?v=1779248092","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-crucible-9780140481389","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}