{"product_id":"in-laws-and-outlaws-parkinson","title":"In-Laws \u0026 Outlaws by C. Northcote Parkinson 1962","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA witty look at the complications of family life\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Fair Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Dust jacket browned, soiled, creased and chipped, with small tears at corners\/spine ends. Page edges browned, endpaper\/title page heavily foxed, name\/price notes. Published 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC. Northcote Parkinson turns his satirical eye towards the networks of relatives, obligations, and personalities that surround family life. The book finds humor in the arrangements people make, the expectations they impose, and the uneasy negotiations that develop between households and generations. Osbert Lancaster’s illustrations accompany the commentary, giving the social observations an additional visual wit. Familiar roles become opportunities to consider why apparently simple relationships can produce such elaborate complications. In-Laws \u0026amp; Outlaws offers a light, sharply observed period account of domestic and social behavior, inviting readers to recognize the patterns behind everyday disputes and enjoy the absurdities that emerge when family loyalties and individual interests meet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67692647547092,"sku":"TVJ-034368","price":28.75,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-034368-1.jpg?v=1791771378","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/in-laws-and-outlaws-parkinson","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}