{"product_id":"the-genius-and-the-goddess-9780061724909","title":"The Genius and the Goddess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAldous Huxley's\u003cbr\u003eunforgettable tale of a brilliant physicist, his beautiful wife, and the young\u003cbr\u003eman who tears their world apart.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty years ago, ecstasy\u003cbr\u003eand torment took hold of John Rivers, shocking him out of \"half-baked\u003cbr\u003eimbecility into something more nearly resembling the human form.\" He had an\u003cbr\u003eaffair with the wife of his mentor, Henry Maartens--a pathbreaking physicist, \u003cbr\u003ewinner of the Nobel Prize, and a figure of blinding brilliance--bringing the\u003cbr\u003ecouple to ruin. Now, on Christmas Eve while a small grandson sleeps upstairs, \u003cbr\u003eJohn Rivers is moved to set the record straight about the great man and the\u003cbr\u003eradiant, elemental creature he married, who viewed the renowned genius through\u003cbr\u003eundazzled eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aldous Huxley,Huxley Trusts and Heirs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061724909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuxley, Aldous:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAldous Huxley\u003c\/strong\u003e (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEyeless in Gaza\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Genius and the Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as \u003cem\u003eThe Perennial Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Doors of Perception\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Aldous Huxley \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733895594141,"sku":"9780061724909","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_860fb407-6287-430c-ac87-4d778372d75c.jpg?v=1773738129","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-genius-and-the-goddess-9780061724909","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}