{"product_id":"down-in-the-city-text-classics","title":"Down in the City: Text Classics","description":"Introduced byDelia Falconer.\u003cbr\u003e Esther Prescott has seen little of life outside her wealthy family's Rose Bay mansion-until flashyStan Peterson comes roaring up the drive in his huge American car and barges into her life.Within a fortnight they are living in his Kings Cross flat.\u003cbr\u003e Moody and erratic, proud of his well-bred wife yet bitterly resentful of her privilege, Stan isinvolved with his former girlfriend and a series of shady business deals. Esther, innocent anddesperate to please him, must endure his controlling ways.\u003cbr\u003e This story of a troubled and obsessive marriage, set against the backdrop of postwar Sydney, isdevastating. First published in 1957, Down in the City announced Elizabeth Harrower as a majorAustralian writer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Harrower","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516736602173,"sku":null,"price":14.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781922147042.jpg?v=1787570720","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/down-in-the-city-text-classics","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}