{"product_id":"disgrace-5","title":"Disgrace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eSecond Hand (Hardcover)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, is a scholar fallen into disgrace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter years of teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town, he has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is denounced and summoned before a committee of inquiry. Willing to admit his guilt, but refusing to yield to pressure to repent publicly, he resigns and retreats to an isolated smallholding owned by his daughter Lucy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor a time, his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonise his discordant life. He helps with the dogs in the kennels, takes produce to market, and assists with treating injured animals at a nearby refuge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the balance of power in the country is shifting. He and Lucy become victims of a savage and disturbing attack, which brings into relief all the faultlines in their relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.M. Coetzee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935344169129,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/coetzee.jpg?v=1677287459","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/disgrace-5","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}