{"product_id":"tvj-033665","title":"The Gropes by Tom Sharpe","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn eccentric family turns inheritance into outrageous farce\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Light cover rubbing, minor edge\/corner creases and browned page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gropes have occupied their Northumberland home for centuries, preserving a family way of life that has little in common with the world beyond the estate. Strong-willed women dominate the household and take a determined interest in ensuring its future. When timid teenager Esmond is drawn into their plans and taken to Grope Hall, his inability to escape sets off a succession of increasingly absurd events. Tom Sharpe turns a secluded English family into the centre of a dark comic spectacle, combining ancestral pride, extreme personalities and disastrous interference. The Gropes is a farce about people pursuing their desires with little concern for the consequences, until everyone around them is caught in the resulting chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67647253971156,"sku":"TVJ-033665","price":9.2,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-033665-1.jpg?v=1791322301","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/tvj-033665","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}