{"product_id":"the-white-peacock","title":"El pavo real blanco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the quietest summer days hold the choices that shape an entire life?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNear Nethermere, a lake in the Nottinghamshire countryside, Cyril Beardsall watches his friends' lives take shape. His sister Lettie is clever, proud and drawn between affection and security. On the neighbouring farm, warm, instinctive George Saxton feels deeply for her, but feelings alone may not decide their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Leslie Tempest, the wealthy son of a coal-owning family, brings another set of possibilities. In The White Peacock, D. H. Lawrence places love beside income, comfort and family name. Friends walk, swim, make hay and play music, while beneath these ordinary pleasures their choices begin to carry lasting weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA countryside alive with feeling\u003c\/strong\u003e – Water, woods and changing light reveal moods the people cannot put into words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove weighed against security\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Lettie as affection meets the pull of money, comfort and a place in society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA watchful companion\u003c\/strong\u003e – See through Cyril's gentle eyes as he observes lives he seldom tries to steer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLives beyond polite society\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Annable, the blunt gamekeeper whose scorn cuts through the manners of polite society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawrence at the beginning\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover his first novel's flowing prose, patient observation and deep love of the countryside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love slow, richly described country life and want to explore where Lawrence begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and linger beside Nethermere, where quiet days hold more than they seem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534701363548,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/12295_en_ebook-front_c07.jpg?v=1792175107","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/el-pavo-real-blanco","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}