{"product_id":"9780141368665-a-vicarage-family","title":"A Vicarage Family","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fictionalized autobiography in which the author tells the story of her own childhood, painting a poignant and vivid picture of daily life in an impoverished, genteel family in the years leading up to the First World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Vicarage Family \u003c\/i\u003eis the first part in a fictionalized autobiography in which Noel Streatfeild tells the story of her own childhood, painting a poignant and vivid picture of daily life in an impoverished, genteel family in the years leading up to the First World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the story there are three little girls - Isobel, the eldest, is pretty, gentle and artistic; Louise the youngest, is sweet and talented - and then there is Vicky, 'the plain one', the awkward and rebellious child who doesn't fit in at school or at home. Growing up in a big family Vicky feels overlooked but gradually begins to realize that she might not be quite as untalented as she feels.\u003cbr\u003eThe Vicky of this story is, of course, the much-loved Noel Streatfeild who went on to write so many wonderful family stories, the most famous being \u003ci\u003eBallet Shoes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449640268150,"sku":"9780141368665","price":7.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32262489.jpg?v=1760446266","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141368665-a-vicarage-family","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}