{"product_id":"the-woodlanders","title":"The Woodlanders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the education meant to give you a better life draws you away from the person who loves you?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Little Hintock, a village hidden in the woods of Wessex, people live by timber, orchards and cider. Grace Melbury returns from an expensive education caught between her roots and a more refined life. Her father, George Melbury, wants her to rise, while quiet orchard man Giles Winterborne loves her and trusts an old promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Edred Fitzpiers, a learned young doctor from an old family, enters this close woodland world. His rank and charm offer Grace a different future. Around them, Marty South loves Giles in silence, and wealthy widow Felice Charmond longs for excitement. Thomas Hardy brings their tangled desires into a story where love, loyalty and social standing pull against one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA village among trees\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter narrow woodland roads where work depends on trees and days follow the seasons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA daughter between worlds\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Grace as education opens possibilities while making her place at home less certain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove without grand gestures\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Giles, whose quiet devotion stands beside the promise of rank and learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLives beyond the courtship\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover Marty’s hard work and silent love, alongside Felice Charmond’s restless hunger for excitement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cost of rising\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore what happens when a father’s hopes and a daughter’s heart point different ways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love slow rural stories about love and duty, and those curious to get to know Hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and step into Little Hintock, where even a quiet choice carries weight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534747926876,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/10616_en_ebook-front_c16.jpg?v=1792175169","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/the-woodlanders","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}