{"product_id":"9780091637903","title":"The Old Devils","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-copy\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Old Devils\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAmis, Kingsley\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSummary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge has done everything except mellow the characters in Kingsley Amis's \"The Old Devils,\" which turns its humane and ironic gaze on a group of Welsh married couples who have been spending their golden years--when \"all of a sudden the evening starts starting after breakfast\"--nattering, complaining, reminiscing, and, above all, drinking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge has done everything except mellow the characters in Kingsley Amis's \"The Old Devils,\" which turns its humane and ironic gaze on a group of Welsh married couples who have been spending their golden years--when \"all of a sudden the evening starts starting after breakfast\"--nattering, complaining, reminiscing, and, above all, drinking. This more or less orderly social world is thrown off-kilter, however, when two old friends unexpectedly return from England: Alun Weaver, now a celebrated man of Welsh letters, and his entrancing wife, Rhiannon. Long-dormant rivalries and romances are rudely awakened, as life at the Bible and Crown, the local pub, is changed irrevocably. Considered by Martin Amis to be Kingsley Amis's greatest achievement--a book that \"stands comparison with any English novel of the twentieth] century\"--\"The Old Devils\" confronts the attrition of ageing with rare candor, sympathy, and moral intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-highlights\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to enjoy: 294 pages · Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Amis, Kingsley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-details\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780091637903\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amis, Kingsley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11 September 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used – Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-about\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the authors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmis, Kingsley and Kingsley Amis · Publisher: London : Hutchinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books?id=OK2aAAAAIAAJ\u0026amp;dq=isbn:9780091637903\u0026amp;hl=\u0026amp;source=gbs_api\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMore about this book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hutchinson","offers":[{"title":"Used – Very Good","offer_id":56563615760648,"sku":"9780091637903-UsedVeryGood","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/5297\/7928\/files\/standardized_107101ec21fb467195ff7dce291c7281.jpg?v=1775843889","url":"https:\/\/www.azbooks.co.uk\/products\/9780091637903","provider":"AZ Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}