{"product_id":"2026200008572-secondhand-the-balkan-trilogy","title":"The Balkan Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping work of historical fiction, The Balkan Trilogy chronicles the lives of Harriet and Guy Pringle, a young British couple navigating the turbulent years of World War II across Bucharest, Athens, and Cairo. Originally published as three separate novels — The Great Fortune, The Spoilt City, and Friends and Heroes — Manning presents their odyssey with extraordinary psychological depth and social acuity. The prose captures the disintegration of civilian life under the shadow of Axis advance, portraying a world of displaced diplomats, expatriates, and intellectuals clinging to normalcy as Europe falls apart. Manning illustrates the complexities of marriage and identity against the grand canvas of wartime Europe with a sharp, unsentimental eye that draws frequent comparisons to Tolstoy. This omnibus edition brings all three volumes together, cementing its reputation as one of the finest English-language sequences of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956374352091,"sku":"2026200008572-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/539a0103-1cf3-4351-9752-a18a5b09eee8.png?v=1783500484","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008572-secondhand-the-balkan-trilogy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}