{"product_id":"9780393317701-secondhand-after-hannibal","title":"After Hannibal","description":"From the Booker Prize-winning author of Sacred Hunger, \"a vivid, sinuous, profound, and entirely beguiling venture.\" -Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times. Set in the beautiful landscape and rich history of Umbria, Italy, Booker Prize-winning author Barry Unsworth has written a witty and illuminating work of contemporary manners and morals. The region where Hannibal defeated the Romans is now prey to a different type of invasion: outsiders buying villas with innocent and not so innocent dreams. Among those clustered along one hillside road are the Greens, a retired American couple seeking serenity; the Chapmans, whose dispute over a wall escalates into a feud of operatic proportions; and Fabio and Arturo, a gay couple who, searching for peace and self-sufficiency, find treachery instead. Add to this mix a wily and corrupt British \"building expert,\" and a lawyer who practices subterfuge and plans his client's actions like military strategy, and you have a sharp, entertaining, and satisfyingly bittersweet work.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49176466456795,"sku":"9780393317701-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b08d1438-b565-4aab-becc-d099c40b28f0.jpg?v=1787571550","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780393317701-secondhand-after-hannibal","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}