{"product_id":"9781473679801-an-impossible-marriage","title":"An Impossible Marriage","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Modern Classic\u003cbr\u003eRediscover a classic gem in this sparkling and satirical tale of a love affair \u003ci\u003emost\u003c\/i\u003e ill-advised by Pamela Hansford Johnson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'As her work reappears, another missing jigsaw piece is replaced'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescribed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e upon her death as 'one of Britain's best-known novelists', \u003c\/b\u003eplunge yourself into the wry world of Pamela Hansford Johnson in this coming-of-marriageable-age story, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Jane Howard and Barbara Pym.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e******************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's between the wars, and Christine - Christie, to her friends - is tired of London, her job in a travel agency, her friends, and the young men she's being set up with. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  So when, by chance, she meets the older Ned Skelton, who seems sophisticated and experienced, she quickly becomes besotted. Before Christie knows it, they are engaged. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  But will marriage to a man she doesn't know well truly offer this young woman an escape? Or is she walking into another prison of her own making?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  A classic coming-of-age story set in the 1930s, by one of Britain's best-loved and almost-forgotten novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A story so vivid it might be the memoir of a real person' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritannia and Eve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e******************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Pamela Hansford Johnson:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty, satirical and deftly malicious' \u003cb\u003eAnthony Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable craftswoman' \u003cb\u003eA.S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hansford Johnson at her wittiest is Waugh mingled with Malcolm Bradbury \u003cb\u003eRuth Rendell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A writer whose memory fully deserves to be kept alive' \u003cb\u003eJonathan Coe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451512336758,"sku":"9781473679801","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27882138.jpg?v=1760462799","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473679801-an-impossible-marriage","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}