{"product_id":"9781526697714","title":"The Daffodil Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Bain, Helen \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/03\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781526697714,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1960s, in a small town near Dartmoor, the church bells ring. The people of North Tawton go about their days, catching glimpses of one another’s lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere’s the local GP, who knows more about his patients than he would sometimes prefer. There’s the young shop assistant at Kestrels, who understands that the ladies who come there for a new outfit sometimes hope to find a new self. There’s the tenant farm labourer who rings the tower bells at the church three times a week, the notes – harmonious and clashing – rippling out across the rooftops of the town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid all these lives, a young couple move into focus. New to the town with their small daughter, they have escaped London for a quieter existence in the thatched house beside the church, Court Green. The life they intend to build here – out of fresh lino tiles, second-hand furniture painted with hearts and flowers, and expertly-cooked suppers for weekend guests – will be a good and happy one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Daffodil Days depicts a pivotal year in the marriage of 20th-century literature’s most infamous couple, witnessed by the people they lived among. It is a kaleidoscopic portrait of this enigmatic pair, refracted through the rich inner lives of a rural community caught – if only for a moment – in their light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56606344806773,"sku":"9781526697714","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781526697714.jpg?v=1768426758","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781526697714","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}