{"product_id":"making-nice-by-ferdinand-mount-9781472992895","title":"Making Nice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe deliciously sharp new novel from Ferdinand Mount, author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year \u003ci\u003eKiss Myself Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFerdinand Mount’s stinging satire plunges into the dubious world of London PR firms, the back rooms of Westminster, and the campaign trail in Africa and America. We follow the hapless Dickie Pentecost, a redundant diplomatic correspondent for a foundering national newspaper, together with his stern oncologist wife, Jane, and their daughters Flo, an aspiring ballerina, and the quizzical teenager Lucy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole family finds themselves entangled in an ever more alarming series of events revolving around the elusive Ethel (full name Ethelbert), the dynamic founder of the soaring public relations agency \u003ci\u003eMaking Nice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith echoes of Evelyn Waugh and \u003ci\u003eThe Thick of It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaking Nice\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterly take on the madness of contemporary society and the limitless human capacity for self-deception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46712421253356,"sku":"9781472992895","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12066473482712.jpg?v=1754294538","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/making-nice-by-ferdinand-mount-9781472992895","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}