{"product_id":"jack-maggs-by-samuel-adamson-9780571389476","title":"Jack Maggs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou're a dead man if they find you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnigmatic ex-convict Jack Maggs returns from Australia to the murky streets of nineteenth-century London and embarks on a quest to find his 'son' Henry Phipps, who has mysteriously disappeared. Disguised as a footman, he joins the peculiar household of Phipps's neighbour, Percy Buckle, where he meets Tobias Oates, a young novelist and amateur mesmerist searching for inspiration. Striking a dangerous deal with Oates, Maggs becomes ensnared in a dazzling, distorted world of ambition, secrets and unexpected alliances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSamuel Adamson's ingenious, wildly entertaining adaptation of Peter Carey's bestselling novel opened in November 2024, in a production by State Theatre Company South Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078841286892,"sku":"9780571389476","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/47f07b94cb9ca99144a3e9b01069440a.jpg?v=1765236510","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/jack-maggs-by-samuel-adamson-9780571389476","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}