{"product_id":"thirst-for-love","title":"Thirst for Love","description":"Full of sexual torment, jealousy, and impossible-to-resolve longing, this novel from “one of the outstanding writers of the world\" (The New York Times) presents a riveting portrait of the corrosive power of frustrated desire.\n\nThe protaganist is Etsuko, a young widow whose philandering husband died horribly from typhoid. After moving into the house of her father-in-law, her misery deepens as she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon Etsuko falls in love with the young servant, Saburo. Tormented by his indifference yet invigorated by her anguish, she makes one last, catastrophic, bid for his attentions.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0375705074\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0375705074.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mishima, Yukio\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43570233868349,"sku":"BVV.0375705074.A","price":14.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0375705074-0.jpg?v=1788469322","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/thirst-for-love","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}