{"product_id":"2026600000654-secondhand-jakes-thing","title":"Jake's Thing","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st aus ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharp and satirical novel from one of Britain's most celebrated comic writers, Jake's Thing chronicles the misadventures of Jake Richardson, a middle-aged Oxford don who finds himself confronted with a loss of sexual desire and reluctantly subjected to the indignities of modern sex therapy. Amis wields his signature wit like a scalpel, dissecting the absurdities of 1970s therapeutic culture, academic life, and the battle of the sexes with gleeful, unapologetic precision. The novel presents Jake as a magnificently grumpy antihero whose curmudgeonly observations on women, marriage, and contemporary mores are as hilarious as they are politically incorrect. Beneath the comedy, Amis argues a darker, more unsettling case about male psychology and the irreversible passage of time, giving the narrative a bitter edge that lingers long after the laughter fades. Fans of acerbic British humor and incisive social commentary will find Jake's Thing to be one of Amis's most provocative and enduring works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750298267867,"sku":"2026600000654-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/89793cb4-d0e1-489a-9df1-f2451f212c46.png?v=1778093867","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000654-secondhand-jakes-thing","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}