{"product_id":"the-pursuit-of-love-9780241514993","title":"The Pursuit of Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eutter bliss\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edazzling comic delight\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eFiona Wilson, The Times, Saturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story's \u003cb\u003egenius lies in its wicked humour\u003c\/b\u003e, which remains \u003cb\u003erelentlessly uplifting\u003c\/b\u003e even as the Blitz begin to smash all the hopes of that pre-war arcadia—\u003ci\u003eOlivia Laing, The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToo \u003cb\u003espiky and intelligent\u003c\/b\u003e, I think, to qualify as an altogether cosy read [...] beneath the brittle surface of Mitford's wit there is \u003cb\u003esomething infinitely more melancholy at work\u003c\/b\u003e - something that is apt to snag you and pull you into its dark undertow when you are least expecting it—\u003ci\u003eZoë Heller, The Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Mitford taught the wonderful truth that \u003cb\u003elaughter can see you through the darkest hours\u003c\/b\u003e of your life—\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Millennial faint-hearted will be appalled by Mitford's depiction of class and gender. But Mitford's \u003cb\u003etriumph\u003c\/b\u003e is that, as the Radletts live and laugh and cry, \u003cb\u003ewe [cry] with them\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJulie Parsons, The Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her novels Nancy mastered her life, making everyone who was different or difficult into figures of mirth, moving only among the aristocracy, and \u003cb\u003einfusing the world with a spirit of lazy, delightful romance\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNatasha Walter, The Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtter, utter bliss—\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling comic delight. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e—\u003ci\u003eFiona Wilson, The Times, Saturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733157097815,"sku":"9780241514993","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241514993.jpg?v=1719999621","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pursuit-of-love-9780241514993","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}