{"product_id":"troy-chimneys-paperback-1","title":"Troy Chimneys - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tense, touching, human, dire, and funny\" (Elizabeth Bowen): a Regency novel like none before or since.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTroy Chimneys\u003c\/i\u003e purports to be the private memoirs of Miles Lufton, a minor politician of Regency-era Britain. In them he recounts, with tongue partially in cheek, the battle between the two sides of his personality: the man of sensibility versus the ruthless social climber. But as he charms his way into love and power, the duel threatens to destroy him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Margaret Kennedy's later novels, Anita Brookner observed, \"virtue does not triumph, patience is not rewarded, people do not receive . . . their just deserts.\" A tragicomic confession, by a hero worthy of Jane Austen, \u003ci\u003eTroy Chimneys\u003c\/i\u003e is the apogee of Kennedy's late style.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727660093503,"sku":"9781946022301","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/90066c4da6f5af41b842a0a519dbe244.webp?v=1765115674","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/troy-chimneys-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}