{"product_id":"a-handful-of-dust-1","title":"A Handful of Dust","description":"\u003cspan class=\"chat-bubble__message-text parsed-text parsed-text--message parsed-text--dark-bg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvelyn Waugh's celebrated tale of decadence and social disintegration, now in a beautiful hardback edition with a new Introduction by Philip EadeAfter seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set. Brilliantly combining tragedy, comedy and savage irony, A Handful of Dust captures the irresponsible mood of the 'crazy and sterile generation' between the wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This breakdown of the Last marriage is a painful, comic re-working of Waugh's own divorce, and a symbol of the disintegration of society. If you enjouyed A Handful of Dust, you might like Waugh's Vile Bodies, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Published: UK, 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pages: 336\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Language: English\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 13: 9780241585276\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 10: 0241585279\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"notranslate\" style=\"all: initial;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Evelyn Waugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44257627373834,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9780241585276.jpg?v=1675693747","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/a-handful-of-dust-1","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}