{"product_id":"2026200007655-secondhand-setting-the-world-on-fire","title":"Setting The World On Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly layered work of literary fiction, Setting the World on Fire chronicles the lives of two brothers — the passionate, artistic Piers and the pragmatic, ambitious Tom — whose contrasting temperaments are tested against the grand backdrop of a crumbling English aristocratic estate. Angus Wilson constructs a sweeping narrative that spans decades, tracing how the brothers' divergent visions of life, beauty, and ambition collide as they grow from childhood into adulthood. With sharp psychological insight and a tone that balances elegiac melancholy with biting social observation, Wilson illustrates the tensions between aesthetic idealism and worldly compromise in post-war Britain. The ancestral home of Tothill House serves as a powerful symbol throughout, embodying the weight of history and the precariousness of inherited culture. Widely regarded as one of Wilson's most ambitious novels, it stands as a profound meditation on art, identity, and the cost of pursuing one's vision at all costs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887877370075,"sku":"2026200007655-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7f320b68-eb49-4594-bc00-b27c5b833507.png?v=1781747470","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007655-secondhand-setting-the-world-on-fire","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}