{"product_id":"9780140433920","title":"The Way We Live Now","description":"Author: Trollope, Anthony\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140433920\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Apr 1994\u003cbr\u003ePages: 816 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA radical exploration of the dangers associated with speculative capitalism, this is a fascinating satire about a society on the verge of moral bankruptcy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugustus Melmotte is a fraudulent foreign financier who preys on dissolute nobility - using charm to tempt the weak into making foolish investments in his dubious schemes. Persuaded to put money into a notional plot to run a railroad from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, the capricious gambler Felix Carbury soon becomes one of his victims. But as Melmotte climbs higher in society, his web of deceit - which also draws in characters as diverse as his own daughter Marie and Felix's mother, the pulp novelist Lady Carbury - begins to unravel. A radical exploration of the dangers associated with speculative capitalism, this is a fascinating satire about a society on the verge of moral bankruptcy.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128389709982,"sku":"UBD-9780140433920","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140433920.jpg?v=1786540020","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140433920","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}