{"product_id":"what-fun-joseph-bullmore-9780063486812","title":"What Fun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuccession \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e in this sharp and stylish satire of modern power about an aristocratic family and the fantastically wealthy American couple they befriend in troubled times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gators are a sufficiently ancient English family who love their dogs more than their children and never cry at funerals. They're also pretty terrible with money, despite having encountered quite a lot of it. After an ill-advised scheme from their youngest son sees their grand private members club fall into financial troubles, they're thrilled to meet the young, exotic Wolffs: an outrageously rich and suspiciously beautiful couple, recently arrived in London from New York. But over a series of debaucherous holidays, as the families' lives and fates intertwine, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell who is really using who -- and just what each player might do to maintain their sacred way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn elegant and sparkling comedy of manners, \u003ci\u003eWhat Fun \u003c\/i\u003eglobe-trots around the playgrounds of the ultra-wealthy, from St. Moritz to Tuscany to Cap Ferret (only in August, of course), and discovers a family haunted across the generations by expectations, insecurities, absurdities and misplaced affections. Thick with observational humor and witty social commentary, it tells the story of a family, the story of a class, the story of a country--and the story of a club. Which, in this particular case, all turn out to be the exact same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Bullmore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063486814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063486812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Joseph Bullmore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874669932799,"sku":"9780063486812","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-fun-joseph-bullmore-9780063486812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}