{"product_id":"barchester-towers","title":"Barchester Towers","description":"\u003cb\u003e''What! to come here a stranger, a young, unknown, and unfriended stranger, and tell us, in the name of the bishop his master, that we are ignorant of our duties, old-fashioned, and useless!''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     This 1857 sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Warden\u003c\/i\u003e wryly chronicles the struggle for control of the English diocese of Barchester. It opens with the Bishop of Barchester lying on his death bed; soon a battle begins over who will take over power, with key players including the rather incompetent Dr Proudie, his fiendishly unpleasant wife and his slippery curate, Slope. This is a wonderfully rich novel, in which men and women are too shy to tell each other of their love; misunderstandings abound; and Church of England officials are only too willing to undermine each other in the battle for power. \u003cbr\u003e     One of Trollope''s best-loved novels, it is a dazzlingly real portrayal of nineteenth century provincial England peppered with humour, wisdom and extraordinary characters.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315724001662,"sku":"NW9780099595885","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780099595885.jpg?v=1778648471","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/barchester-towers","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}