{"product_id":"9780241574720","title":"The Vagabond - Colette","description":"Colette's subversive and witty tale of a woman's bid for freedom in Belle �poque France, in a fresh new Penguin Classics translation`It's definitely me there, covered in purple rouge, eyes ringed with a halo of blue greasepaint that's beginning to melt'Ren�e, aged thirty-three and divorced from her serially unfaithful husband, reinvents herself as a dancer and mime artist in France's music halls. When a wealthy suitor appears promising marriage and stability, Ren�e must choose between the security he represents and her hard-won life as an artist. Colette's subversive novel of the stage was based on her experiences as a struggling music hall performer following her own divorce. By turns melancholy and funny, it is a pioneering work of autofiction and a vivid portrayal of one woman's pursuit of freedom. `The story of a soul's quest for liberation' Erica JongTranslated with an Introduction by Belinda Jack","brand":"Colette","offers":[{"title":"208 pages \/ 26\/11\/2026 \/ Classic fiction (pre c 1945)","offer_id":57648189833591,"sku":"9780241574720","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9780241574720.jpg?v=1793183362","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9780241574720","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}