{"product_id":"a-glass-of-blessings-9781480408043","title":"A Glass of Blessings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBarbara Pym's early novel takes us into 1950s England, as seen through the funny, engaging, yearning eyes of a restless housewife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilmet Forsyth is bored. Bored with the everyday routine of her life. Bored with teatimes filled with local gossip. Bored with her husband, Rodney, a civil servant who dotes on her. But on her thirty-third birthday, Wilmet's conventional life takes a turn when she runs into the handsome brother of her close friend. Attractive and enigmatic, Piers Longridge is a mystery Wilmet is determined to solve. Rather than settling down, he lived in Portugal, then returned to England for a series of odd jobs. Driven by a fantasy of romance, the sheltered, na ve Englishwoman sets out to seduce Piers--only to discover that he isn't the man she thinks he is. As cozy as sharing a cup of tea with an old friend, \u003ci\u003eA Glass of Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e explores timeless themes of sex, marriage, religion, and friendship while exposing our flaws and foibles with wit, compassion, and a generous helping of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480408043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 6.08w x 0.59d","brand":"Barbara Pym","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38023830864053,"sku":"9781480408043","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ed91edec-9e21-4600-bd94-7b10768ed1f4.jpg?v=1609185690","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-glass-of-blessings-9781480408043","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}