{"product_id":"2026600000607-secondhand-amsterdam","title":"Amsterdam","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st uk ed., 1st impr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA darkly comic and Booker Prize-winning novella, Amsterdam chronicles the moral unraveling of two old friends — composer Clive Linley and newspaper editor Vernon Halliday — whose lives intersect in the aftermath of the death of a woman they both once loved. McEwan constructs a razor-sharp satire of late-twentieth-century British society, skewering the self-serving ethics of the creative and media classes with surgical precision. As each man convinces himself of his own moral superiority, the narrative builds with quiet, unsettling tension toward a conclusion that is both darkly ironic and deeply satisfying. The prose is elegant and controlled, balancing wit with a creeping sense of dread that keeps the reader off-balance until the final, devastating pages. Compact yet rich in psychological insight, Amsterdam stands as a masterclass in the art of the literary thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48755501203675,"sku":"2026600000607-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/766350b7-f85f-4790-8eab-5146f0e98842.png?v=1778221213","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000607-secondhand-amsterdam","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}