{ "item_title" : "Two Countries", "item_author" : [" Henry James "], "item_description" : "Two Countries is a novel written by the renowned American author, Henry James. The book tells the story of a young American woman named Catherine Sloper, who lives with her wealthy father in New York City during the mid-19th century. Catherine is plain and unremarkable in appearance and personality, leading her father to believe that she will never find a suitable husband.However, Catherine's life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Morris Townsend, a charming and handsome man who claims to be in love with her. Catherine's father, suspicious of Morris's motives, forbids the couple from marrying and threatens to disinherit his daughter if she goes through with the marriage.As the story unfolds, Catherine must navigate the complex relationships between her father, Morris, and herself, all while struggling to determine her own desires and identity. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, family dynamics, and the clash of cultures between America and Europe.Two Countries is a timeless classic that has been adapted into numerous films and stage productions. It is a must-read for fans of Henry James and anyone who enjoys a compelling story of love and conflict.Lady Chasemore reflected with pleasure that it was in her brothers power to do the honours of his native land very completely. She suspected, indeed, that as he didn't like her husband (he couldn't like him, in spite of Sir Rufus's now demeaning himself so sweetly), it was a relief to him to pass him on to others--to work him off, as it were, into penitentiaries and chambers of commerce. Sir Rufus's frequent expeditions to these establishments, and long interviews with local worthies of every kind, kept him constantly out of the house, and removed him from contact with his host, so that as Macarthy was extremely busy with his own profession.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/41/919/145/1419191454_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "18.95", "online_price" : "18.95", "our_price" : "18.95", "club_price" : "18.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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