{"product_id":"2940169205398","title":"A Week in December","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/i\u003e comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: the week before Christmas, 2007. Over seven days we follow the lives of seven major characters: a hedge fund manager trying to bring off the biggest trade of his career; a professional footballer recently arrived from Poland; a young lawyer with little work and too much time to speculate; a student who has been led astray by Islamist theory; a hack book reviewer; a schoolboy hooked on reality TV and genetically altered pot; and a Tube train driver whose Circle Line train joins these and countless other lives together in a daily loop. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith daring skill and savage humor, \u003ci\u003eA Week in December\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life; as the novel moves to its gripping climax, its characters are forced, one by one, to confront the true nature of the world they-and we all-inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104486015216,"sku":"2940169205398","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169205398_p0.jpg?v=1763675206","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169205398","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}