{"product_id":"the-lamberts-george-constant-and-kit-9780571346653","title":"The Lamberts George Constant and Kit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Families are societies in miniature.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lamberts: George, Constant and Kit\u003c\/i\u003e won a Somerset Maugham Award in 1987. A lesson in the fragility of fame, it tells the tragic story of three generations: George, one of Australia''s leading painters; his talented composer-conductor son Constant; and grandson Kit, who managed the pop group The Who. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Motion''s project is not just to tell the story of passing generations, which he does very readably and well, but necessarily also to describe and evaluate aspects of English culture - revivalist painting, classical music in the Twenties and Thirties, the foundation of a native ballet, pop music in the Sixties - which he does with considerable confidence and resource.'' \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The story of the three Lamberts is as cruel and horrifying as any Greek tragedy... Its portrayal of the way in which the Lamberts instinctively yet unintentionally assisted in the destruction of their own offspring\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577369989463,"sku":"9780571346653","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571346653.jpg?v=1746095115","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lamberts-george-constant-and-kit-9780571346653","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}