{"product_id":"9781847499189","title":"The Jew's Beech","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  von Droste Hulshoff, Annette \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 April 2024 by Alma Books Ltd (Alma Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Alma Classics 101 Pages' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 101 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 128 x 9 | 130g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, The Jew's Beech centres on two brutal murders in rural Westphalia - the first of a local forester and the second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree - and the impact these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a local herdsman with a turbulent family history. A prototype of the murder mystery and a thoughtful examination of village society, this intriguing novella contains hints of the Gothic and the uncanny - ominous thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgangers and grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest - as well as a famously ambiguous climax.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46128105128195,"sku":"9781847499189","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781847499189.jpg?v=1731406351","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781847499189","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}