{"product_id":"the-magus","title":"The Magus","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWidely considered John Fowles's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe  Magus\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a dynamo of suspense and horror...a dizzying,  electrifying chase through the labyrinth of the soul....Read it in one  sitting if possible-but read it\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York  Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young Englishman,  Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching post on a remote Greek island in  order to escape an unsatisfactory love affair. There, his friendship  with a reclusive millionaire evolves into a mysterious--and deadly--game  of violence, seduction, and betrayal. As he is drawn deeper into the  trickster's psychological traps, Nicholas finds it increasingly  difficult to distinguish past from present, fantasy from reality. He  becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his very  survival.\u003cbr\u003eJohn Fowles expertly unfolds a spellbinding  exploration of the complexities of the human mind. By turns disturbing,  thrilling and seductive, \u003ci\u003eThe Magus\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterwork  of contemporary literature.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41514876600498,"sku":"9780316296199","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/O_1713c2c8-617d-40cb-a72b-51f5e7022e83.jpg?v=1773892844","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/the-magus","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}