{"product_id":"castle-3","title":"Castle: Adventures in a World of Unravelling Men","description":"\u003cb\u003e** AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe million-copy bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Psychopath Test\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shamed\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning BBC podcast \u003ci\u003eThings Fell Apart\u003c\/i\u003e moves to Penguin for his first book in eleven years, a darkly comic true crime mystery set within the masculinity crisis, \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI honestly have no clue what is going on.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis is very weird.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWe left. Was completely fucked. All good now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Jon Ronson received a series of disquieting texts after his son Joel had been lured to a mysterious castle in the forests of New England under false pretences late one evening, it set Ronson Sr. off on an extraordinary adventure into a world of unmoored men on a desperate search for purpose, whatever the cost.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Why did the wealthy scion of a gilded age tycoon entice Jon's son to his castle on the pretext of a party, when the reality was something else entirely? Could Jon uncover what was really going on inside that strange castle? Why was a popular online lawncare influencer wrongly implicated in a bizarre plot to traumatize millions of unsuspecting children? And, more pressingly, why are two recently paroled murderers on their way to pay Jon an ominous visit?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Against the backdrop of the sometimes moving, often disturbing masculinity crisis, Jon follows the trail of those men who are acting out, checked out or just plain out of time. Drawing on his trademark brand of humour, psychological insight and unrivalled prescience, and told in the riveting style of a true crime thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e marks Jon Ronson's triumphant return to the written page in his darkest and most wildly enjoyable journey yet - deep into the recesses of the Castle and the secret lives of men.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JON RONSON-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Simultaneously frightening and hilarious' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Funny and compulsively readable' \u003cb\u003eLouis Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'His scalpel-sharp journalistic mind comes wrapped in disarming, diffident warmth' \u003cb\u003eMiranda Sawyer, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Ronson is one of our most important modern-day thinkers' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUS News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Funny and thought-provoking . . . original, inspired journalism' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Gutsy and smart' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Simmering with humour, weirdness and pathos' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A diligent investigator and a wry, funny writer, Ronson manages to be at once academic and entertaining' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'The belly laughs come thick and fast - my God, he is funny' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Castle","offer_id":45669218943173,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-241-75355-2.jpg?v=1769019012","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/castle-3","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}