{"product_id":"book-g92g","title":"The Old Devils","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pub gathering of elderly married couples devolves into mischief in this \"sharp and funny\" British comedy about marriage, aging, and friendship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAge has done everything except mellow the characters in Kingsley Amis's \u003cem\u003eThe Old Devils\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered by Martin Amis to be Kingsley Amis's greatest achievement-a book that \"stands comparison with any English novel of the [twentieth] century\"-\u003cem\u003eThe Old Devils\u003c\/em\u003e confronts the attrition of aging with rare candor, sympathy, and moral intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49288064303408,"sku":"BDg92g","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49288064401712,"sku":"ZEg92g","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49288064434480,"sku":"ZMg92g","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g92g-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782426551","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g92g","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}