{"product_id":"gemma-bovery-9780375423390","title":"Gemma Bovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt a coincidence that Gemma Bovery has a name rather like Flauberts notorious heroine? Is it by chance that  like Madame Bovary  Gemma is bored  adulterous  and a bad credit risk? Is she inevitably doomed?  Gemma is the pretty second wife of Charlie Bovery  the reluctant stepmother of his children  and the bte noire of his ex-wife. A sudden windfall and Gemmas distaste for London take them across the Channel to Normandy  where the charms of French country living soon wear off.  Gemmas neighbor  the intellectual baker Joubert  is consumed by fascination for her. Denying voyeurism but nonetheless noting every change in the fit of Gemmas jeans  every addition to her wardrobe  all of her love bites and lovers  Joubertwith the help of the heroines diariesfollows her path toward ruin.  Adultery and its consequences. Disappointment and deception. Fat and slim. Then and now. Familiar ingredients of the novel are given new life in Gemma Boverys unique graphic form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280086589493,"sku":"ByrdShop_0375423397","price":27.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780375423390.jpg?v=1780620074","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/gemma-bovery-9780375423390","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}