{"product_id":"the-loved-one","title":"The Loved One","description":"A British poet in 1940's Hollywood becomes entangled in the bizarre, satirical world of the American funeral industry, exposing the absurdities of modern attitudes toward death and commercialization.\n\n\"A work of art as rich and subtle and unnerving as anything its author has ever done\" —The New Yorker\n\nFollowing the death of a friend, the poet and pets' mortician Dennis Barlow finds himself entering the artificial Hollywood paradise of the Whispering Glades Memorial Park. Within its golden gates, death, American-style, is wrapped up and sold like a package holiday--and Dennis gets drawn into a bizarre love triangle with Aimée Thanatogenos, a naïve Californian corpse beautician, and Mr. Joyboy, a master of the embalmer's art.\n\nEvelyn Waugh's dark and savage satire depicts a world where reputation, love, and death cost a very great deal.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 031621647X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.031621647X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Waugh, Evelyn\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446035882042,"sku":"DBV.031621647X.A","price":9.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/031621647X-0.jpg?v=1780699054","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-loved-one","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}