{"product_id":"the-warden-by-anthony-trollope-9780140432145","title":"The Warden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor, Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters are not improved when Harding's abrasive son-in-law, Archdeacon Grantly, leaps into the fray to defend him against a campaign Bold begins in the national press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn affectionate and wittily satirical view of the workings of the Church of England, \u003cem\u003eThe Warden\u003c\/em\u003e is also a subtle exploration of the rights and wrongs of moral crusades and, in its account of Harding's intensely felt personal drama, a moving depiction of the private impact of public affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46496418037996,"sku":"9780140432145","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27209223482237.jpg?v=1748498683","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-warden-by-anthony-trollope-9780140432145","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}