{"product_id":"9780349000169","title":"Jane Gardam - Last Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Jane Gardam. Themes include Fiction, Literary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gardam writes about love, death, loneliness, money and madness with gentle ferocity. The \u003ci\u003eOld Filth\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy should be read by anyone who has ever been interested in how we become who we are'\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Craig, \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Sharp, humane, generous and wonderfully funny, she is one of our very finest writers'\u003c\/b\u003e Hilary Mantel\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This humorous, melancholic final volume establishes the trilogy as a modern classic'\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Saunders, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Old Filth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Wooden Hat\u003c\/i\u003e told with bristling tenderness and black humour the stories of that Titan of the Hong Kong law courts, Old Filth Qc, and his clever, misunderstood wife Betty. \u003ci\u003eLast Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, the final volume of this trilogy, picks up with Terence Veneering, Filth's great rival in work and -though it was never spoken of - in love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Veneering, Filth and their friends tell a tale of love, friendship, grace, the bittersweet experiences of a now-forgotten Empire and the disappointments and consolations of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035935150454,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780349000169.jpg?v=1780738462","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780349000169","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}