{"product_id":"mr-nicholas-valancourt-20th-century-thomas-hinde-9781943910250","title":"Mr Nicholas (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)","description":"\u003ci\u003eMr Nicholas\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating study of the domestic horrors of English suburbia, personified by the Nicholas family and its snobbish patriarch, a petty tyrant whose greatest pleasure is to sip gin while bullying and arguing with his beleaguered wife and three sons, 'intellectual, ineffectual' Peter, rebellious Owen, and young David, whose relationship with a retired Army captain threatens to bring scandal on the family. With wry humour and surgically precise prose, Thomas Hinde paints an unforgettable portrait of an everyday monster, a character who is contemptible, yet curiously sympathetic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thomas Hinde (1926-2014) burst onto the literary scene at age 26 with his first novel, \u003ci\u003eMr Nicholas\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), which was widely acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic and hailed as one of the finest English novels of its day. This new edition, the first in over 35 years, includes a new introduction by Alice Ferrebe and a reproduction of the original jacket art by Peter Curl. Hinde's classic thriller of suburban paranoia, \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Call Came\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), is also available from Valancourt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Savage, brilliant.\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An expert novel. His storytelling is done in meticulously understated style, but beneath its bland surface, Mr Nicholas is relentless in its exploration of a quiet, homey little English hell.\" - \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A brilliant and beautifully written book, controlled, exact and illuminating ... one of the few really distinguished post-war novels.\" - Kenneth Allsop \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A wonderful novel, full of passion but written subtly with humour, sympathy and restraint . . . Mr Nicholas himself is a brilliant portrayal of a fascinating monster.\" - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hinde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943910251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943910250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Valancourt Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Thomas Hinde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940234854655,"sku":"9781943910250","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_12f82969-624f-46ce-ba21-6508d1c35335.jpg?v=1681446021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mr-nicholas-valancourt-20th-century-thomas-hinde-9781943910250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}