{"product_id":"may-our-joy-endure-by-kevin-lambert-9781805332978","title":"May Our Joy Endure","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMay Our Joy Endure\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrillingly stylish and ambitious social novel about the downfall of a mega-rich architect by a provocative new voice in international fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sharp, provocative... Embeds ever-timely themes - greed, hypocrisy, privilege - in a narrative that blends satire and lyricism, whimsy and voyeurism' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCéline Wachowski is in free fall. The internationally renowned architect, host of a hit Netflix show, and charismatic liberal icon has just unveiled plans for a major project in her hometown of Montreal – the ravishing new headquarters for a multinational tech company. It should be the jewel in her glittering crown; but an initial spark of dissent ignites into a full-blown scandal, with Céline's firm excoriated for destroying fragile communities, ushering in a new wave of gentrification, and even deadlier crimes. As furious protesters and critical media chip away at her empire, Céline tries to shore up her splendid world that once seemed so secure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith flowing prose that glints with irony, Kev Lambert infiltrates the upper echelons of society to depict the dreams and anxieties on which skyscrapers are built. This is a dazzlingly stylish social novel about the ways wealth shapes our world – and the seductive fictions of the powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Prix Médicis, Prix Décembre and Prix Ringuet, and longlisted for the Prix Goncourt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel about the housing crisis told from the perspective of those causing it... Lambert's writing is lyrical and rapturous' Heather O'Neill, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen We Lost Our Heads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46712577720556,"sku":"9781805332978","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21344083482830.jpg?v=1754298780","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/may-our-joy-endure-by-kevin-lambert-9781805332978","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}