{"product_id":"miss-carter-and-the-ifrit-9781913054311","title":"Miss Carter and the Ifrit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo look at Miss Georgina Carter you would never have suspected that a woman of her age and character would have allowed herself to be so wholeheartedly mixed up with an Ifrit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the final months of World War II and Georgina Carter, a single woman in her late forties with a drab job in the Censorship office, is convinced that nothing very shattering, nothing very devastating could happen to one after that age. But then she buys some wood blocks from a blitzed roadway, one of which, when burned in her fireplace, releases a long-imprisoned Ifrit (don't call him a genie) eager to do her bidding. Nicknamed Joe, he zaps in exotic foods and luxurious decor, and takes her on a dizzying hurtle through space to visit a beloved nephew in Canada. Then an old flame visits and Joe senses possibilities . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis delightful 1945 novel, alongside its fantasy elements, depicts the mood of the later war years, with bombed out buildings, dirt, cravings for impossible-to-find foods, and the surliness and fatigue of many Londoners--but all are considerably enlivened by an energetic, well-meaning, but slightly overly-enthusiastic Ifrit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913054311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.51d","brand":"Susan Alice Kerby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670520787100,"sku":"9781913054311","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_886fadf3-ced9-4489-8ded-4380657ddd12.jpg?v=1603922887","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/miss-carter-and-the-ifrit-9781913054311","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}