{"product_id":"9781480412583","title":"The Shrapnel Academy: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA weekend in the country erupts into a free-for-all of mutiny, sex, and murder \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the anniversary of the Eve of the Battle of Waterloo, an assortment of unusual dinner guests gather at a remote country house to pay homage to Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the exploding cannonball. But all is not peaceful at the Shrapnel Academy: The downstairs servants, a group of third-world refugees led by a South African butler, are plotting to overthrow their upstairs oppressors. When a blizzard hits the countryside and traps everyone indoors, the rebellion erupts into bloody warfare throughout the Academy, “a shrine to the ethos of military excellence.” With characters that include a domineering female sergeant, a war-mongering general, a brain-damaged spy, and an idiot-savant arms dealer, Fay Weldon gives us a country house novel replete with sexual atrocity and class warfare. No one will emerge unscathed in this stinging tale of modern-day barbarians, where the deadliest weapons are the ever-raging battles between the haves and the have-nots.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125793800432,"sku":"9781480412583","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480412583_p0.jpg?v=1763619337","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480412583","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}