{"product_id":"2026100009018-secondhand-the-cut-rate-kingdom-signed","title":"The Cut-Rate Kingdom (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st uk ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the turbulent backdrop of wartime Australia in the early 1940s, The Cut-Rate Kingdom is a sharp, satirical novel that chronicles the uneasy relationship between a nation still finding its identity and the overwhelming presence of American forces on its soil. Thomas Keneally presents a vivid portrait of Sydney society through the eyes of a young journalist navigating the absurdities of wartime politics, media manipulation, and cultural upheaval, capturing with biting wit the compromises and contradictions of a country simultaneously threatened and rescued by its powerful ally.\n\nKeneally, best known internationally for Schindler's Ark, demonstrates here his remarkable range as a novelist — grounding grand historical forces in achingly human stories while maintaining a tone that is at once comic and deeply critical. The Cut-Rate Kingdom stands as a significant, if underappreciated, entry in Australian literature, arguing forcefully that national identity is always at its most fragile precisely when it feels most imperilled. Notably, this copy bears the author's own signature on the title page — a testament to a novel that rewards every reader who discovers it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342781817051,"sku":"2026100009018-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/120b6103-da48-4862-943e-14550e33922f.png?v=1790049505","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009018-secondhand-the-cut-rate-kingdom-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}