{"product_id":"frost-at-morning-9781509859542","title":"Frost at Morning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrost at Morning \u003c\/i\u003eis the heart-breaking story of four young children who, deserted by their parents, have been sent off to a vicarage that takes in children as paying guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Philip, a sensitive boy whose father has remarried and gained a more preferable stepson; anxious little Monica, with a mother spiraling towards alcoholism; adopted Geraldine, whose desperate desire be loved actively repels people; and beautiful, vain Angela, who is ignored by her eccentric novelist mother. Left to themselves they grow to depend on one another and, as they leave the vicarage and return to their fractured homes, it become clear that a bond has formed that will hold them forever. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the years pass, their adult lives connect and intertwine, and the damage inflicted by their childhoods creeps ever closer to the surface. Can they build themselves anew? Or will happiness elude them forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exquisitely written and poignant story, \u003ci\u003eFrost at Morning \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderful exploration of childhood and an evocative portrait of interwar Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509859542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.71d","brand":"Richmal Crompton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52209987289269,"sku":"9781509859542","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_91a70a78-6960-4742-9de7-0ea4718e71ba.jpg?v=1770131934","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/frost-at-morning-9781509859542","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}