{"product_id":"9780349134932-after-darke","title":"Gekoski Rick - After Darke - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: Released from prison after serving his sentence for the assisted death of his wife his health failing and his chronic impatience exacerbated Dr James Darke self - isolates. But on his return he understands that he is now a displaced person lost in a new world for which his education and inclinations have not prepared him. Irascible misanthropic intensely bookish fastidious in his tastes and rich enough to indulge them Darke is a happy shut - in busily writing oppositional pamphlets and composing a literary hoax. But his daughter and the Bulgarian housekeeper she hired to look after him have other ideas. After Darke is a moving witty reflection on grief ageing and love in all its forms and James Darke is one of the most memorable exasperating yet loveable characters of contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: After Darke\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Gekoski Rick\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Little Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780349134932\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 288 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 9\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Modern \u0026amp; Contemporary Fiction","brand":"Gekoski Rick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49594780877105,"sku":"IN-G-9780349134932","price":17.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9780349134932.jpg?v=1724360455","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780349134932-after-darke","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}