{"product_id":"9781399708050-an-invitation-to-the-kennedys","title":"An Invitation to the Kennedys","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaptivating pre-WW2 historical fiction about high society, forbidden love and a world on the cusp of change, inspired by real events\u003cbr\u003eAn enthralling historical novel from the bestselling author of the Guinness Girls series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Crown \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e ' Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lifeboat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A breathtaking, glamorous and escapist read' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon 1938: Daughter of the US ambassador, Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy is a huge hit in society's most elite circles, though she isn't always sure she fits in. While Kick is falling for duke-in-waiting Billy Cavendish, a man her parents will never let her marry, across the city Lady Brigid Guinness has no interest in love or society connections. But her ambitious brother-in-law has other ideas and seems determined to engineer a match with a German prince.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen they are invited to an exclusive gathering at a country estate, the young women soon form an unlikely friendship: the stuck-up aristocrat and the brash American. Then Billy and Prince Fritzi join the party, and tensions rise as Kick and Brigid discover that beneath the group's façade of politeness, nothing is as it seems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the days at Kelvedon Hall pass in a haze of sunshine, secrecy and surprising revelations, Kick and Brigid begin\u003cbr\u003eto rethink their hopes and plans for the future. Do they still want what they once did? And with the world around\u003cbr\u003ethem constantly shifting, as war in Europe looms, will they ever be able to have it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513782706273,"sku":"9781399708050","price":8.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30354154.jpg?v=1727889085","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399708050-an-invitation-to-the-kennedys","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}