{"product_id":"cheerfulness-breaks-in-9780349013411","title":"Cheerfulness Breaks in","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is summer 1939 and the social event of the year is about to take place: Rose Birkett, a flighty beauty with a penchant for breaking engagements and hearts, is finally getting married, and the whole village - especially her parents - breathes a sigh of relief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy autumn, however, summer weddings seem a distant memory as war reaches Barsetshire. While the younger generation throws itself into the war effort with cheerful aplomb, older residents remember the last war keenly, and are fearful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an entire London school of evacuees arrive, as well as a number of refugees, the village rallies round to accommodate them. Some inhabitants, though, fail to welcome the newcomers with open arms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1940, this is a humorous and poignant picture of wartime in a rural community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Virago Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349013411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Angela Thirkell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40493956890805,"sku":"9780349013411","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_470cc672-a677-44ba-a814-5aee75558b71.jpg?v=1626157152","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cheerfulness-breaks-in-9780349013411","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}