{"product_id":"undermajordomo-minor-patrick-dewitt-9780062281203","title":"Undermajordomo Minor","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a brilliant and boisterous novel that reimagines the folk tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA love story, an adventure story, a fable without a moral, and an ink-black comedy of manners, \u003cem\u003eUndermajordomo Minor\u003c\/em\u003e is Patrick deWitt's long-awaited follow-up to the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters Brothers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucien (Lucy) Minor is the resident odd duck in the bucolic hamlet of Bury. Friendless and loveless, young and aimless, Lucy is a compulsive liar, a sickly weakling in a town famous for producing brutish giants. Then Lucy accepts employment assisting the Majordomo of the remote, foreboding Castle Von Aux.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile tending to his new post as Undermajordomo, Lucy soon discovers the place harbors many dark secrets, not least of which is the whereabouts of the castle's master, Baron Von Aux. He also encounters the colorful people of the local village--thieves, madmen, aristocrats, and Klara, a delicate beauty whose love he must compete for with the exceptionally handsome soldier, Adolphus. Thus begins a tale of polite theft, bitter heartbreak, domestic mystery, and cold-blooded murder in which every aspect of human behavior is laid bare for our hero to observe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUndermajordomo Minor\u003c\/em\u003e is an adventure, a mystery, and a searing portrayal of rural Alpine bad behavior, but above all it is a love story and Lucy must be careful, for love is a violent thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick DeWitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062281208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062281203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2015 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/27\/2015 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015","brand":"Patrick DeWitt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056858263807,"sku":"9780062281203","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69b63958-a00a-478c-88c9-2fc78dbac700.jpg?v=1685043648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/undermajordomo-minor-patrick-dewitt-9780062281203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}