{"product_id":"house-in-order","title":"House in Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA House in Order\u003c\/i\u003e was Nigel Dennis's third and final novel, first published in 1966.\u003cbr\u003e  'A quizzical pleasure...  This civilized conundrum is about a nameless man captured in a timeless war in an anonymous country who manages to survive in a greenhouse, where he is most protected as well as most exposed... An antiseptic little man, a cartographer by profession, a horticulturist by avocation, he spends a first night in an abandoned, mucky greenhouse and is very happy to be permitted to stay on there, tending his 283 plants... However he lives in the fear that every day will be his last...' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A parable of human anguish raised to an existential level.' \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A haunting allegory that has influenced my writing.' Diane Johnson (\u003ci\u003eLulu in Marrakech\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLe Divorce\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243608822104,"sku":"9780571269181","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571269181_6136f389-c164-4c31-931d-be0d204c6a04.jpg?v=1765957542","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/house-in-order","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}