{"product_id":"undermajordomo-minor-9780062281227","title":"Undermajordomo Minor","description":"\u003cp\u003eFriendless and loveless, young and aimless, Lucien (Lucy) Minor is the resident odd duck in his bucolic hamlet of Bury, a weakling and compulsive liar in a town famous for producing brutish giants. When Lucy finds employment--as Undermajordomo, assisting the Majordomo of a remote, foreboding castle--he soon discovers the place harbors many dark secrets, not least of which is the whereabouts of the castle's master, Baron Von Aux. Along the way, he encounters thieves, madmen, aristocrats, and Klara, a delicate beauty for whose love he must compete. Thus begins a tale of theft, heartbreak, mystery, and cold-blooded murder in which every aspect of humanity is laid bare for our hero to observe. \u003cem\u003eUndermajordomo Minor\u003c\/em\u003e is an adventure story, a fable without a moral, an ink-black comedy of manners, and a love story--and Lucy must be careful, for love is a violent thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeWitt, Patrick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePatrick deWitt is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eAblutions: Notes for a Novel, \u003c\/em\u003e as well as the novels \u003cem\u003eUndermajordomo Minor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters Brothers, \u003c\/em\u003e which was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. Born in British Columbia, Canada, he has also lived in California and Washington, and now resides in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727752466706,"sku":"9780062281227","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb69a467-3f49-402b-9288-8303025b5596.jpg?v=1734920768","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/undermajordomo-minor-9780062281227","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}