The Takeover
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
A sharp and satirical novel, The Takeover chronicles the audacious schemes of Hubert Mallindaine, a man who has installed himself in a luxurious Italian villa belonging to the wealthy Maggie Radcliffe, convinced of his divine descent from the goddess Diana. When Maggie attempts to reclaim her property, the ensuing battle of wills unfolds against the backdrop of the 1970s economic upheaval, as old money crumbles and a new, morally ambiguous world order takes shape. Muriel Spark illustrates with razor-sharp wit how greed, self-delusion, and the collapse of traditional values leave even the most privileged utterly vulnerable. The novel's tone is wickedly comic yet unsettling, presenting a cast of manipulators and opportunists whose machinations mirror the broader cultural and financial disintegration of an era. A masterwork of dark comedy, it stands as one of Spark's most incisive commentaries on power, possession, and the absurdity of human ambition.
Author: Muriel Spark
Format: Hardback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
A sharp and satirical novel, The Takeover chronicles the audacious schemes of Hubert Mallindaine, a man who has installed himself in a luxurious Italian villa belonging to the wealthy Maggie Radcliffe, convinced of his divine descent from the goddess Diana. When Maggie attempts to reclaim her property, the ensuing battle of wills unfolds against the backdrop of the 1970s economic upheaval, as old money crumbles and a new, morally ambiguous world order takes shape. Muriel Spark illustrates with razor-sharp wit how greed, self-delusion, and the collapse of traditional values leave even the most privileged utterly vulnerable. The novel's tone is wickedly comic yet unsettling, presenting a cast of manipulators and opportunists whose machinations mirror the broader cultural and financial disintegration of an era. A masterwork of dark comedy, it stands as one of Spark's most incisive commentaries on power, possession, and the absurdity of human ambition.