{"product_id":"bxosafs-longing-9781472517456","title":"Longing by William Boyd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAll things pass – is this your philosophy? Is there no room for love in your philosophy of life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned and best-selling novelist William Boyd, CBE, adapts two Chekhov short stories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Visit to Friends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to weave a comic tale about nineteenth-century Russian provincial life, both familiar and unfamiliar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Kolia is invited to visit his oldest friends on their Estate in the country he anticipates a pleasant break from Moscow life. But as the comedy of provincial life plays out around him, he finds himself adrift in a miasma of false expectations, missed opportunities, and unspoken passions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43517871685838,"sku":"9781472517456","price":17.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781472517456_i.jpg?v=1781058376","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosafs-longing-9781472517456","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}