{"product_id":"elective-affinities","title":"Elective Affinities","description":"\u003cp\u003eEduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors - Eduard's friend the Captain and Charlotte's passionate young ward Ottilie - provoke unexpected attraction and forbidden love. Taking its title from the principle of elective affinities - the theory that certain chemicals are naturally drawn to one another - this is a penetrating study of marriage and adultery.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInspired by Goethe's own conflicting loyalties as he battled to maintain his relationship with his wife and control his feelings for a younger woman, Elective Affinities is one of the greatest works of the romance era: a rich exploration of love, conflict, and the inescapable force of fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: UK, 2005\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9780140442427\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 0140442427\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johann Wolfgang von Goethe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45482198925578,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9780140442427.jpg?v=1713346140","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/elective-affinities","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}