{"product_id":"9780241983485","title":"The Lark : Introduction by Booker Prize-Winning Author Penelope Lively","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Nesbit, E. \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/02\/2018,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241983485,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A charming and brilliantly entertaining novel... shot through with the light-hearted Nesbit touch' Penelope Lively, from the introduction'When did two girls of our age have such a chance as we've got - to have a lark entirely on our own? No chaperone, no rules, no...''No present income or future prospects,' said Lucilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1919 and Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school to find that their guardian has gambled away their money, leaving them with only a small cottage in the English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a series of misadventures - cutting flowers from their front garden and selling them to passers-by, inviting paying guests who disappear without paying - all the while endeavouring to stave off the attentions of male admirers, in a bid to secure their independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'To come upon any Nesbit today, hitherto unread... is like receiving a letter from a friend whom you have believed dead' New York Times'A wry, charming delight of a book' The Pool\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697912348716,"sku":"9780241983485","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241983485.jpg?v=1722606840","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780241983485","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}