{"product_id":"9781590519158","title":"Elle: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eDjian, Philippe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOther Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e is a  psychological thriller that recounts thirty days in the life of its  heroine Michèle—powerfully portrayed by Isabelle Huppert in Paul  Verhoeven’s award-winning film—where memory, sex, and death collide at  every page.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A few weeks before Christmas, Michèle  picks herself up from her living room floor. She has been raped. She has  almost no recollection of her attacker but she senses his presence—he  is never far away—and this uncanny feeling triggers a whirlwind of  events and memories. She begins to fear she is losing her grip on a life  already complicated by a demanding job, an ex-husband with a new  girlfriend, a jealous lover, and a son trapped in a relationship with  his girlfriend pregnant by another man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hardened by the consequences of her  father’s violent past, Michèle—in her fifties, fiercely independent and  unsentimental—refuses to be reduced to a victim. When her rapist begins  taunting her with messages, she takes measures to protect herself until  she discovers his identity… \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through the bitingly sarcastic and unflinchingly realist voice of its heroine, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e paints a striking portrait of one woman’s experience that challenges  our notions of masculinity and femininity, weakness and strength.","brand":"Other Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44218982727935,"sku":"9781590519158","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781590519158_s600x595.jpg?v=1775595446","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781590519158","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}