{"product_id":"mother-and-son-ivy-compton-burnett","title":"Mother and Son - Ivy Compton-Burnett","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"241\" data-start=\"38\"\u003eTitle: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMother and Son\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"85\" data-start=\"82\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eIvy Compton-Burnett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"133\" data-start=\"130\"\u003ePublisher: Panther Books\u003cbr data-end=\"160\" data-start=\"157\"\u003eFormat: Vintage paperback\u003cbr data-end=\"188\" data-start=\"185\"\u003eFirst published 1955\u003cbr data-end=\"211\" data-start=\"208\"\u003ePanther edition published 1969\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"521\" data-start=\"243\"\u003eCondition: Fair vintage condition. Noticeable creasing, edge wear, rubbing, age toning, spine wear, and general handling marks throughout. Some stress to the binding and visible wear to covers, but pages remain complete and readable. A worn but atmospheric vintage reading copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"882\" data-start=\"523\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMother and Son\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a sharp, unsettling domestic novel built around manipulation, repression, inheritance, and emotional cruelty within an upper-middle-class English family. At the centre is Miranda Hume, a domineering matriarch whose influence over her son Rosebery creates an atmosphere of obsession, secrecy, and psychological tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1108\" data-start=\"884\"\u003eWhen Miranda dies, long-buried resentments and hidden desires begin to surface. Eavesdropping, scheming, illegitimacy, and quiet betrayals gradually unravel the family structure in a series of coldly devastating revelations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1490\" data-start=\"1110\"\u003eKnown for her distinctive dialogue-driven style, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eIvy Compton-Burnett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e wrote novels that strip away sentimentality in favour of razor-sharp conversation and deeply uncomfortable power dynamics. Her work often feels somewhere between literary comedy and psychological horror, with polite drawing-room exchanges concealing cruelty, manipulation, and social violence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49116507177183,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_5924.jpg?v=1778244091","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/mother-and-son-ivy-compton-burnett","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}