{"product_id":"2026600003034-secondhand-look-down-in-mercy","title":"Look Down In Mercy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - some foxing on prelims and book block; internally sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting and psychologically intense work of literary fiction, Look Down in Mercy chronicles the moral disintegration of a British Army officer during the brutal Burma campaign of World War II. Walter Baxter's novel unflinchingly details the forbidden love affair that develops between Captain Tony Kent and his batman, a relationship that intensifies under the crushing weight of war, fear, and survival. The narrative presents a searing portrait of guilt, cowardice, and self-reckoning, as Kent's inner collapse mirrors the chaos and violence surrounding him in the jungle. Baxter writes with unflinching honesty and a somber, confessional tone that was considered deeply controversial upon the novel's publication in 1951, making it a landmark of mid-century British fiction. Look Down in Mercy stands as a courageous and deeply human examination of how extreme circumstances strip away the masks men wear, leaving only raw conscience behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810631594203,"sku":"2026600003034-SECONDHAND","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/429967c2-e43b-448e-9d16-b9eab0f38d40.png?v=1779806265","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600003034-secondhand-look-down-in-mercy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}