{"product_id":"2026200008953-secondhand-the-kindly-ones","title":"The Kindly Ones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, with some chipping and rubbing to edges and corners. No tears noted but general age-related wear is visible. Page Condition: Yellowed\/tanning consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kindly Ones is the sixth volume in Anthony Powell's monumental twelve-novel sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time, a sweeping panorama of British upper-class and bohemian life spanning much of the twentieth century. Narrated by the quietly observant Nick Jenkins, the novel chronicles the final years of peace before the Second World War, weaving together the personal and the political with Powell's signature dry wit and penetrating social intelligence. The narrative returns to Jenkins's Edwardian childhood to illuminate the peculiar, doom-laden atmosphere of the Stonehurst household, then accelerates toward the gathering storm of 1939 with an inevitability that feels both deeply personal and historically vast. Powell's prose is elegant and unhurried, rewarding readers who relish nuance, memory, and the subtle interplay of character across time, making this an indispensable chapter in one of English literature's greatest achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956448637147,"sku":"2026200008953-SECONDHAND","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4243491f-a3a7-441b-8ced-6c773be4e933.png?v=1783501151","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008953-secondhand-the-kindly-ones","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}