{"product_id":"9780140167894","title":"Leaven of Malice","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, \u003ci\u003eLeaven of Malice\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in Robertson Davies's much-loved Salterton Trilogy, now part of the new Modern Classics series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     The following announcement appeared in the \u003ci\u003eSalterton Evening Bellman\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Professor and Mrs. Walter Vambrace are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Pearl Veronica, to Solomon Bridgetower, Esq., son of...\"     \u003cbr\u003e     And not a word was true. Although the malice that prompted this false engagement notice was aimed at three people only—Solly Bridgetower, Pearl Vambrace, and Gloster Ridley, the anxiety-ridden local newspaper editor—before the leaven of malice had ceased to work, it had changed permanently, for good or ill, the lives of many of Salterton.     \u003cbr\u003e     This is the second novel in the Salterton Trilogy, which also includes \u003ci\u003eTempest-Tost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Mixture of Frailties\u003c\/i\u003e, and is another brilliant display of Robertson Davies's legendary wit and erudition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016072020208,"sku":"9780140167894","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140167894_p0.jpg?v=1763641966","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140167894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}