{"product_id":"scapegoat-9780812217254","title":"Scapegoat","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomeone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, 'Je vous demande pardon, ' and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him, and I realized, with a strange sense of shock and fear and nausea all combined, that his face and voice were known to me too well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was looking at myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo men--one English, the other French--meet by chance in a provincial railway station and are astounded that they are so much alike that they could easily pass for each other. Over the course of a long evening, they talk and drink. It is not until he awakes the next day that John, the Englishman, realizes that he may have spoken too much. His French companion is gone, having stolen his identity. For his part, John has no choice but to take the Frenchman's place--as master of a chateau, director of a failing business, head of a large and embittered family, and keeper of too many secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoaded with suspense and crackling wit, \u003ci\u003eThe Scapegoat\u003c\/i\u003e tells the double story of the attempts by John, the imposter, to escape detection by the family, servants, and several mistresses of his alter ego, and of his constant and frustrating efforts to unravel the mystery of the enigmatic past that dominates the existence of all who live in the chateau.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as a masterpiece of artfully compulsive storytelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Scapegoat\u003c\/i\u003e brings us Daphne du Maurier at the very top of her form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812217254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2000 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2000 pg. 148\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daphne du Maurier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39992626708661,"sku":"9780812217254","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c4b9b2a9-f144-401b-ac03-455a084c2dc5.jpg?v=1620710326","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/scapegoat-9780812217254","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}