{"product_id":"the-soldiers-hat-9781915568618","title":"The Soldier's Hat","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dedalus Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dedalus Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Non-Classifiable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, despite her own physical disabilities and the stress of living in a Paris under Nazi occupation, Colette, aged 70, published this delightful quartet of tales. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 'The Soldier's Hat', a middle-aged woman blossoms when an unlikely love affair embellishes her hard-working existence - until she makes a fateful mistake. \u003cbr\u003e'The Tender Shoot' sees a fifty-year-old rou? trounced when his roving eye falls on a fifteen-year-old country girl. \u003cbr\u003eIn 'The Green Sealing Wax', the success of a widow's attempt to forge her late husband's will depends on the colour of the sealing wax she uses. \u003cbr\u003e'Armande' is a tale of two bashful lovers. Maxime is unable to declare his passion for Armande, nor can she express her feelings for him, until one day she shakes a door handle too violently... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 'lost' story, 'A Wedding', from the first edition of Colette's final work of fiction, 'Gigi', completes this late flowering of Colette's exceptional talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dedalus Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45608548925591,"sku":"9781915568618","price":1119.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781915568618.webp?v=1768599944","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-soldiers-hat-9781915568618","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}