{"product_id":"decline-and-fall-on-savage-street-fiona-farrell","title":"Decline and Fall on Savage Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating prize-winning novel about a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e house with a fanciful little turret, built by a river.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfolding within its rooms are lives of event and emotional upheaval. A lot happens. And the tumultuous events of the twentieth century also leave their mark, from war to economic collapse, the deaths of presidents and princesses to new waves of music, art, architecture and political ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a few metres away in the river, another creature follows a different, slower rhythm. And beneath them all, the planet moves to its own immense geological time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith insight, wide-ranging knowledge and humour, this novel explores the same territory as its non-fiction twin, \u003ci\u003eThe Villa at the Edge of the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. Writing in a city devastated by major earthquakes, Fiona Farrell rebuilds a brilliant, compelling and imaginative structure from bits and pieces salvaged from one hundred years of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lot has happened. This is how it might have felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy is in near new condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e9780143770626 \u003cspan class=\"Text Text__subdued\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSize: Trade Paperback, 358  pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003eVintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublished: 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A - Near New Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41684135706780,"sku":"U-3B6B4B","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/decline.jpg?v=1791872028","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/decline-and-fall-on-savage-street-fiona-farrell","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}