{"product_id":"vera-a-virago-modern-classic-9781844082810","title":"Vera: A Virago Modern Classic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy Entwhistle's beloved father has just died, and aged twenty-two, she finds herself alone in the world.  Leaning against her garden gate, dazed and unhappy, she is disturbed by the sudden appearance of the perspiring Mr Wemyss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis middle-aged man is also in mourning - for his wife, Vera, who has died in mysterious circumstances.  Before Lucy can collect herself, Mr Wemyss has taken charge:  of the funeral arrangements, of her kind Aunt Dot, but most of all of Lucy herself, body and soul.  Elizabeth von Arnim's masterpiece, VERA is a forceful study of the power of men in marriage - and the weakness of women in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth von Arnim is a mistress of irony * Lisa St. Aubin de Teran *\u003cbr\u003eShe has a wild sense of comedy and a vision continually thwarted though it was of potential happiness * Penelope Mortimer *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771551547735,"sku":"9781844082810","price":22.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781844082810.jpg?v=1758728240","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vera-a-virago-modern-classic-9781844082810","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}