{"product_id":"the-holiday-friend-9781473679870","title":"The Holiday Friend","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''A powerful tragedy''\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescribed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e upon her death as ''one of Britain''s best-known novelists'', \u003c\/b\u003eplunge yourself into the wry world of Pamela Hansford Johnson in this story of seduction and marriage, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Jane Howard and Barbara Pym.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e******************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGavin and Hannah Eastwood are a happy couple, holidaying with their overprotected eleven-year-old son Giles in a beautiful village on the coast of Belgium. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Melissa is a student of Gavin''s, also in the village, having followed Gavin there. A hopeless romantic living in a fantasy, she obsessively follows the family, going out of her way to bump into the couple repeatedly - soon becoming inescapable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  While Gavin pities her, Hannah finds her presence alarming; and while they''re distracted by her appearances, they miss Giles secretly pursuing his own sinister friendship. . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Teases your curi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful tragedy * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eWitty, satirical and deftly malicious -- Anthony Burgess\u003cbr\u003eSharply observed, artfully constructed and always enlivened by the freshness of an imagery that derives from [Johnson's] poetic beginnings * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable craftswoman -- A.S Byatt, author of POSSESSION\u003cbr\u003eMiss Johnson is one of the most accomplished of the English women writers * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eHansford Johnson at her wittiest is Waugh mingled with Malcolm Bradbury -- Ruth Rendell\u003cbr\u003eA writer whose memory fully deserves to be kept alive -- Jonathan Coe, author of THE HOUSE OF SLEEP\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408807862615,"sku":"9781473679870","price":20.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-holiday-friend-9781473679870","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}