{"product_id":"2026100012340-secondhand-the-captains-table","title":"The Captain's Table","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: repr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the pomp, pretension, and sheer absurdity of ocean liner society collide in Richard Gordon's uproariously funny novel, The Captain's Table, in which a cargo ship commander is suddenly thrust into the glittering, protocol-obsessed world of a luxury passenger vessel. Captain Ebden, a man more accustomed to crates and cargo manifests than cocktail parties and seating arrangements, must navigate the treacherous social waters of his new command — presiding over a table of eccentric passengers whose romantic intrigues, class anxieties, and relentless one-upmanship prove far more dangerous than any storm at sea.\n\nGordon, best known for his beloved Doctor in the House series, brings the same razor-sharp wit and gift for comic characterisation to this nautical romp, skewering the rigid hierarchies and farcical ceremonies of shipboard life with surgical precision. His prose is light yet incisive, transforming the enclosed world of an ocean liner into a perfectly observed microcosm of mid-century British society. Warm, wickedly funny, and brimming with memorable characters, The Captain's Table leaves the reader wondering whether the greatest voyage of all is simply surviving the company of one's fellow passengers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022675378395,"sku":"2026100012340-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/cc2373bf-c438-466e-9545-6922d7317bef.png?v=1793665500","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012340-secondhand-the-captains-table","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}