{"product_id":"2026200013261-secondhand-you-want-the-right-frame-of-reference","title":"You Want The Right Frame Of Reference","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wry and incisive observer of mid-twentieth-century British life, William Cooper presents in You Want the Right Frame of Reference another of his characteristically sharp social comedies, steeped in the anxieties, ambitions, and quiet absurdities of ordinary existence. Set against the backdrop of postwar English society, the novel chronicles the inner life of its protagonist as he navigates the competing demands of professional aspiration, personal relationships, and the elusive search for meaning — all rendered with Cooper's trademark blend of dry wit and psychological acuity.\n\nCooper — the pen name of Harry Sumner Hoff — occupies a singular place in the tradition of British realist fiction, widely credited as a forerunner of the Angry Young Men movement that would reshape English literature in the 1950s. His prose is spare yet precise, favouring candid first-person reflection over ornate artifice, a style that strips social pretension bare with surgical efficiency. Readers who have followed his series of semi-autobiographical novels will find here the same irresistible combination of humour and melancholy that makes one wonder: is the right frame of reference ever truly within reach?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203302301915,"sku":"2026200013261-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/dda5301f-b599-4af4-8db5-e2f95b0bcfe3.png?v=1788147731","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013261-secondhand-you-want-the-right-frame-of-reference","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}