{"product_id":"9781785308369","title":"Wax Fruit Trilogy: Antimacassar City","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  McCrone, Guy \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 August 2025 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Black and White Publishing) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Wax Fruit Trilogy' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 17 | 164g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A sumptuous, superbly immersive epic: witty, with gutsy, beautifully drawn characters'- Adele Parks MBEThe first novel in Guy McCrone's beloved Wax Fruit Trilogy, chronicling the rise - and trials - of the Moorhouse family in Victorian Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlasgow: the second city of the Empire. A booming metropolis where fortunes are made, reputations forged, andambition knows no bounds. Into this world steps Arthur Moorhouse, a determined young man who has risen from modest beginnings in rural Ayrshire to establish a thriving merchant business and a name for his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut success comes at a cost. As the Moorhouses climb the social ladder, they face fierce rivalries, internal tensions, and the ever-watchful eyes of Glasgow's elite. When tragedy strikes, Arthur and his spirited new wife, Bel, take in his orphaned halfsister, Phoebe - a bold and determined young woman whose arrival will alter the family's destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of a city in transformation, Antimacassar City is a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and the price of progress. As the Moorhouses rise, so too do the stakes - because the higher you climb, the harder the fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wax Fruit recaptures the atmosphere of the period most effectively' - The Herald'Very fine indeed' - Glasgow Evening Citizen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47307153015043,"sku":"9781785308369","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781785308369.jpg?v=1759842500","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781785308369","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}