{"product_id":"9780857506474-miss-burnham-the-loose-thread","title":"Miss Burnham and the Loose Thread","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCING ROSE BURNHAM: DESIGNER, DRESSMAKER . DETECTIVE? Discover the cosy, 1920s historical mystery, \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e uplifting book club read for summer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA joy of a read. \u003c\/b\u003eA superbly researched \u003cb\u003estory of post-WW1 female friendship\u003c\/b\u003e chock-a-block with characters you’ll cheer on to the very last page'\u003cbr\u003e--AJ Pearce, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDear Mrs Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA novel\u003cb\u003e for everyone who’s ever cheered on a friend or sister. \u003c\/b\u003eIt’s \u003cb\u003esuspenseful, enchanting, and uplifting: a pure delight'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Nina de Gramont, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Christie Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘If you enjoy historical fiction, cosy crime, or stories about strong women forging their own paths, \u003cb\u003ethis book is not to be missed\u003c\/b\u003e’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSouth-east London, 1925.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTalented, ambitious designer-dressmaker Rose Burnham knows well both the strains of her profession and the secrets it can yield. Newly established in her own business, she and her sisters are privy to the hushed conversations that unspool behind the fitting room’s closed doors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when a major client finds herself the victim of a deception, it is Rose she tells. Driven by the shortage of men following the Great War, Miss Holmes had engaged the services of a matrimonial agency, only to be cheated out of her inheritance by a fake suitor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRose is determined to bring the swindler to justice. To begin with, playing the detective is a grand adventure, but as pressures mount and an old friend receives a troubling string of poison-pen letters, Rose discovers there is more to investigating – and these investigations – than she’d bargained for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMiss Burnham and the Loose Thread\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘As well as being \u003cb\u003ean exquisite mystery\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiss Burnham and the Loose Thread\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean ode to the pioneering women\u003c\/b\u003e who embraced new opportunities in the aftermath of The Great War. \u003cb\u003eI loved it\u003c\/b\u003e!’\u003cbr\u003e--Jessica Bull, author of \u003ci\u003eMiss Austen Investigates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003eA hat box of delights, full of period detail and\u003cb\u003e thoroughly enjoyable.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Claire Wilcox, author of \u003ci\u003ePatch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e and Professor in Fashion Curation at the London College of Fashion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The characters were \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e. I love a good mystery and this one \u003cb\u003edid not disappoint’\u003c\/b\u003e 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An \u003cb\u003eexpertly researched mystery novel\u003c\/b\u003e… a \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e evocation of the post-WWI era’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An \u003cb\u003eabsolute joy\u003c\/b\u003e to read… a \u003cb\u003ebrilliant mix of cosy crime and historical fiction \u003c\/b\u003ethat kept me thoroughly entertained!' 5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563221008758,"sku":"9780857506474","price":13.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34002817.jpg?v=1753427198","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857506474-miss-burnham-the-loose-thread","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}