{"product_id":"cluny-brown-9781504050845","title":"Cluny Brown","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unconventional parlor maid upends the lives of an aristocratic family in prewar England\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cluny Brown refuses to know her place in society. Last week, she took herself to tea at the Ritz. Then she spent almost an entire day in bed eating oranges. So, to teach her discipline, her uncle, a plumber who has raised the orphaned girl since she was a baby, sends her into service as a parlor maid at one of England's stately manor houses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At Friars Carmel in Devonshire, Cluny meets her employers: Sir Henry, the quintessential country squire, and Lady Carmel, who oversees the management of her home with unruffled calm. Their son, Andrew, newly returned from abroad with a Polish émigré writer friend, is certain the country is once again on the brink of war. Then there's Andrew's beautiful fiancée and the priggish town pharmacist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While everyone around her struggles to keep pace with a rapidly changing world, Cluny continues to be Cluny, transforming those around her with her infectious zest for life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eAn entertaining story of England just before the war . . . Top drawer reading.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504050845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.58d","brand":"Margery Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452338827445,"sku":"9781504050845","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a2a90f54-c320-42c7-a6f4-aa438f1625d3.jpg?v=1776826819","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cluny-brown-9781504050845","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}