{"product_id":"summer-after-the-funeral-9780349102450","title":"Summer After The Funeral","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mysterious clergyman is dead. His daughter Athene is desolate. Through a muddle and the vagueness of her family, Athene finds herself in the summer after her father's funeral marooned in a cottage with a painter, then in a hotel and finally in a school, empty apart from a schoolmaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFunny and exact...you can't help cheering, enjoying, wanting more. * SPECTATOR *\u003cbr\u003eThe pattern of THE SUMMER AFTER THE FUNERAL, like that of an Iris Murdoch satires, is as intricate and delicate as a mazurka... To enjoy the full impact of this marvellously entertaining book one cannot afford to skip a single word. * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary... Mrs Gardam is a writer of original spirit, her observations acute and funny\/sad. * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eJane Gardam to me is everything that's right about contemporary fiction...there's nothing more difficult than trying to catch a mood and I think she does that to perfection. * Margaret Foster *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767435198807,"sku":"9780349102450","price":17.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349102450.jpg?v=1758713289","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/summer-after-the-funeral-9780349102450","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}