{"product_id":"9780692189696","title":"The Winnowing","description":"\u003cp\u003eJane Gardam's beloved \u003ci\u003eOld Filfth Trilogy—\u003c\/i\u003eher masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eOld Filfth, The Man in the Wooden Hat, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLast Friends—\u003c\/i\u003eare here presented in a box set perfect for holiday gift-giving. Emotionally distant but highly successful Edward Feathers, his beautiful wife Betty, and his devilishly handsome professional rival (and Betty's one-time lover) Edward Veneering are the anchors of this series, with each novel focusing on a differenct character. Feathers was a \"raj orphan\"—children bown in Far East British colonies and raised in England—while Veneering's own path to legal renown is a Dickensian as his name. Filth and his circle tell a bittersweet tale of enduring friendship while contending with the disappointments and consolations of age as a once-insurmountable empire declines around them. Told with Jane Gardam's customary wit, the \u003ci\u003eOld Filth\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy is a deeply humane and often comic portrait of aging and a reminder that the experiences we choose to take with us in our twilight years are as unforgettable—and unpredictable as life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Online Instructor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058727305456,"sku":"9780692189696","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692189696_p0.jpg?v=1763610582","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692189696","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}