{"product_id":"2026200015980-secondhand-so-disdained","title":"So Disdained","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping tale of secrets, loyalty, and moral peril, So Disdained draws the reader into the shadowy world of post-WWI England, where a chance encounter on a dark country road pulls a respectable land agent named Morden into the desperate orbit of Peter Lenden — a brilliant but broken former RAF pilot now entangled in international espionage. What begins as a simple act of compassion rapidly escalates into a dangerous conspiracy involving stolen aerial photographs, foreign agents, and a man whose wartime heroism has curdled into something far more treacherous. Nevil Shute constructs a taut, atmospheric thriller that chronicles the collision between duty and disillusionment with remarkable precision and emotional restraint.\n\nWritten early in Shute's career, So Disdained already illustrates the hallmarks that would define his celebrated body of work: a meticulous grounding in the mechanics of flight and engineering, a deeply humanist moral compass, and an understated prose style that renders even the most extraordinary circumstances with quiet, devastating credibility. The novel presents a penetrating study of a generation scarred by war and struggling to find honour in a world that has moved on without them. Shute's genius lies in making the reader simultaneously condemn and mourn a man who chose the wrong path — leaving one to wonder where exactly the line between patriotism and betrayal truly falls.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342772314331,"sku":"2026200015980-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bc015c18-45af-4d13-b9f9-09abbba78907.png?v=1790048993","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015980-secondhand-so-disdained","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}