{"product_id":"2026200009613-secondhand-the-debt-to-pleasure","title":"The Debt To Pleasure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Tight and intact. No stickers or labels visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Debt to Pleasure is a darkly comic novel narrated by the magnificently pompous and unreliable Tarquin Winot, a self-proclaimed aesthete and gourmet who guides the reader through a series of seasonal menus and culinary meditations. Beneath the witty, erudite surface of his ramblings about food, art, and culture, Lanchester masterfully uncovers a deeply sinister personality whose confessions grow increasingly disturbing as the narrative unfolds. The novel chronicles a road trip through France, weaving together recipes, memories, and a gradually revealed history of violence in a structure that is as clever as it is unsettling. Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Betty Trask Prize, it stands as a landmark debut — a literary thriller that uses gastronomy as a vehicle for one of fiction's most chilling and sophisticated unreliable narrators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888016011483,"sku":"2026200009613-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5190c4ec-7d57-4f68-9fd3-fe1db4bba813.png?v=1781752890","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009613-secondhand-the-debt-to-pleasure","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}