{"product_id":"9781453245064","title":"The Takeover: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen an heiress moves to a villa on Italy’s Lake Nemi, a houseguest plots to take it—and more—in this novel by a prizewinning master of dark comedy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When American heiress Maggie Radcliffe relocates to enchanting Lake Nemi, just south of Rome, she is determined to live in tune with ancient pagan rhythms of art and nature. At her new home—one of three that she owns—she is constantly surrounded by a cast of quirky characters, and her latest guest is old friend Hubert Mallindaine, an unrepentant grifter who claims to be a direct descendant of the goddess Diana, whose spirit is said to rest at Nemi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As soon as Mallindaine arrives, Radcliffe’s vast material wealth begins to slip quietly out the door. Desperate to regain it, Radcliffe attempts to evict Mallindaine from her home, but a host of new problems threaten to destroy all that she has.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the PEN Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Driver’s Seat\u003c\/i\u003e, and other modern classics, \u003ci\u003eThe Takeover\u003c\/i\u003e is a suspenseful, acidic comedy about the clash between the conventions of old wealth and the inevitable tide of modernity. It is a testament to the mind and work of “the most sharply original fictional imagination of our time” (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s archive at the National Library of Scotland.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143228440816,"sku":"9781453245064","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453245064_p0.jpg?v=1763846932","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453245064","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}