{"product_id":"after-darke-1","title":"After Darke","description":"Released from prison after serving his sentence for the assisted death of his wife, his health failing and his chronic impatience exacerbated, Dr James Darke self-isolates. But on his return he understands that he is now a displaced person, lost in a new world for which his education and inclinations have not prepared him.   Irascible, misanthropic, intensely bookish, fastidious in his tastes and rich enough to indulge them, Darke is a happy shut-in, busily writing oppositional pamphlets and composing a literary hoax. But his daughter and the Bulgarian housekeeper she hired to look after him have other ideas.   After Darke is a moving, witty reflection on grief, ageing and love in all its forms, and James Darke is one of the most memorable, exasperating yet loveable characters of contemporary fiction.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40741768527957,"sku":"9780349134932N","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/304170f7-3fcb-4241-b9ad-32556c0a8233.jpg?v=1702673800","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/after-darke-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}