{"product_id":"2026200008821-secondhand-the-family-arsenal","title":"The Family Arsenal","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 taut and atmospheric thriller set in the grimy backstreets of 1970s South London, The Family Arsenal chronicles the story of Valentine Hood, a former American diplomat turned fugitive who falls in with a cell of urban terrorists. Paul Theroux constructs a compelling portrait of radicalism, moral ambiguity, and the seductive pull of political violence, drawing readers into a world where loyalty and danger are inseparable. With sharp, cinematic prose, the novel presents a fractured surrogate family bound together by ideology and desperation rather than blood. Theroux masterfully illustrates the psychological underpinnings of revolutionary fervour against a backdrop of a crumbling, fog-shrouded city, making the novel as much a character study as a crime narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956418523355,"sku":"2026200008821-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1c47cd67-71a1-42e3-bb23-046df19f9eb7.png?v=1783500803","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008821-secondhand-the-family-arsenal","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}