{"product_id":"americashire-a-field-guide-to-a-marriage-9781938314308","title":"Americashire: a Field Guide to a Marriage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen an American woman and her British husband decide to buy a two-hundred-year-old cottage in the heart of the ;Cotswolds, they're hoping for an escape from their ;London ;lives. Instead, their decision about whether or not to have a child plays out against a ;backdrop of village ;fêtes, rural rambles, and a cast of eccentrics clad in corduroy and tweed. ; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmericashire: A Field Guide to a Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e ;begins with the simultaneous ;purchase of a ;Cotswold cottage and Richardson's ill-advised decision to tell her grandchild-hungry parents that she is going to try to have a baby. As she transitions from urban to rural life, she is forced to confront both her ambivalence about the idea of motherhood and the reality of living with a spouse who sees the world as a glass half-full. Part memoir, part travelogue - and including field guides to narrative-related Cotswold ;walks - ;\u003ci\u003eAmericashire\u003c\/i\u003e ;is a candid, humorous tale of marriage, illness, and big life decisions.\u003cbr\u003e ;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Part One: Weekender\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Pink Foil Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A House with a Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Fairs and F.tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Irish Nachos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The £400 Fruitcake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Field Guide Number One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Rural Retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Horse Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Strange Customs of the English at Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Field Guide Number Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  New Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Mistress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Cotswold Cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Autumn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Gluttony in Gloucestershire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Checkpoint Charlie with Palm Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Part Two: In Residence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  New Job, New Nemesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Field Guide Number Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Cockaleekie, Neeps, and Tatties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Sunday Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Big Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Grand National . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Les Ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This Little Piggy Went to Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Game Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Not-So-Simple Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Field Guide Number Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53192122925399,"sku":"9781938314308","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/americashire-a-field-guide-to-a-marriage-9781938314308","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}