{"product_id":"2026600003153-secondhand-crazy-pavements","title":"Crazy Pavements","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sparkling work of satirical fiction, Crazy Pavements chronicles the misadventures of Brian Elme, a charming but naïve young man who is swept up into the glittering, decadent world of London's high society in the 1920s. Beverley Nichols captures the era's brittle glamour with razor-sharp wit, illustrating how the idle rich fritter away their lives in a carousel of parties, gossip, and shallow intrigue. The novel presents its cast of socialites and hangers-on with a deliciously sardonic eye, unmasking the emptiness lurking beneath the champagne and laughter. Written with the breezy, knowing tone of an insider, it stands as both a comic romp and a pointed critique of the Bright Young Things generation. Fans of Evelyn Waugh and early Noël Coward will find in these pages a kindred spirit — witty, worldly, and wickedly observant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792210833627,"sku":"2026600003153-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e250bc0e-04ee-48b5-9b2c-f7471128e567.png?v=1779273545","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600003153-secondhand-crazy-pavements","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}