{"product_id":"meltdown-it-s-crunch-time-by-ben-elton-hardback-book","title":"Meltdown: It’s crunch time by Ben Elton (hardback book)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEx- library copy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeltdown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (full title: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeltdown: It’s Crunch Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is a sharp satirical novel by Ben Elton, published in hardback in 2009 by Bantam Press (first edition, ~384 pages, ISBN 9780593061923).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt follows a group of wealthy, privileged London friends—led by reckless City trader Jimmy Corby—who’ve thrived on the pre-2008 boom of easy money, luxury, and excess. When the global financial crisis hits, their gilded lives collapse: jobs vanish, fortunes evaporate, marriages strain, and they face the brutal realities of bust after years of greedy, ignorant indulgence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElton skewers bankers, politicians, celebrity culture, and Notting Hill elitism with fast-paced, laugh-out-loud humour and real anger. It’s a biting, topical comedy-drama that captures the 2008 credit crunch perfectly—funny, furious, and very much of its moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe hardback edition has a striking dust jacket with financial chaos imagery. Great for fans of dark, social satire like Elton’s stand-up or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Thick of It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57120042942847,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/1409\/8815\/files\/IMG_7006.jpg?v=1773350209","url":"https:\/\/thefrontcovercollection.co.uk\/products\/meltdown-it-s-crunch-time-by-ben-elton-hardback-book","provider":"The Front Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}