{"product_id":"9781844083244-good-behaviour","title":"Good Behaviour","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick – Booker Prize Gems\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant comic novel about Anglo-Ireland that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK (BOOKER PRIZE GEMS)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Molly Keane is a mistress of wicked comedy' \u003ci\u003eVOGUE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She was . marvellous' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dark, complex, engaging . a wonderful tour de force' MARIAN KEYES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI do know how to behave - believe me, because I know. I have always known .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the gates of Temple Alice, the aristocratic Anglo-Irish St Charles family sinks into a state of decaying grace. To Aroon St Charles, large and unlovely daughter of the house, the fierce forces of sex, money, jealousy and love seem locked out by the ritual patterns of good behaviour. But crumbling codes of conduct cannot hope to save the members of the St Charles family from their own unruly and inadmissible desires. This elegant and allusive novel established Molly Keane as the natural successor to Jean Rhys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I have read and re-read Molly Keane more, I think, than any other writer. Nobody else can touch her as a satirist, tragedian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and dissector of human behaviour. I love all her books, but \u003ci\u003eGood Behaviour \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLoving and Giving\u003c\/i\u003e are the ones I return to most' MAGGIE O'FARRELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945348477025,"sku":"9781844083244","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29682887.jpg?v=1725696334","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781844083244-good-behaviour","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}