{"product_id":"tvj-033659","title":"Blott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA proposed motorway unleashes an outrageous country feud\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Covers are rubbed\/creased with worn corners, multiple rear retail\/barcode labels and browned page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA plan to drive a motorway through a country estate sets the stage for a struggle in which property, marriage and politics become thoroughly entangled. Sir Giles sees advantages in development, while Lady Maud is determined to protect the land and house that matter to her. Their gardener Blott, whose loyalty and methods are both unusual, becomes an unpredictable force in the battle. Officials and opportunists are drawn into the dispute as resistance becomes increasingly extreme. Tom Sharpe turns a planning conflict into a broad comic farce, using the clash between personal greed and passionate attachment to place to expose the absurdities of power, bureaucracy and the English establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67647244337364,"sku":"TVJ-033659","price":9.2,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-033659-1.jpg?v=1791322123","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/tvj-033659","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}