{"product_id":"9780571303885","title":"For Love or Money","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor Love or Money\u003c\/i\u003e was Tim Jeal's first novel, accepted for publication in 1966 while he was still an undergraduate at Oxford. It is the story of temporary gentleman George, who lives as a kept man with Ruth, the older woman he stole from a wealthy peer, but whose relatively comfortable country life is threatened by his difficult relations with Ruth's two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A first novel of genuine merit... Pointed and witty, with good dialogue and brisk backgrounds.' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A subtle five finger exercise... A beautifully complex and compassionate creation.' Francis King, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Harshly uncompromising... The action screws together with an engineer's precision, but Tim Jeal's ability and insight give unity to the whole.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Written in a style that is sophisticated and simple, acute and dogged... [Mr Jeal's] book really has no faults.' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124380614896,"sku":"9780571303885","price":16.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571303885_p0.jpg?v=1763719173","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571303885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}