{"product_id":"9781474618656-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way","title":"A Funny Thing Happened On The Way","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscover the 1960s trend for buying land on a Greek island and building a house. How hard could it be…?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe superb classic memoir from a dazzlingly eccentric and endlessly fascinating author and her time spent on the glorious island of Skiathos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A happy, hilarious book' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe superb classic memoir from a dazzlingly eccentric and endlessly fascinating author and feminist icon - a woman very much ahead of her time - including her time spent on the glorious island of Skiathos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A happy, hilarious book' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Spain was one of the most celebrated - and notorious - writers and broadcasters of the 50s and 60s. Witty, controversial and brilliant, she lived openly as a lesbian (sharing a household with her two lovers and their various children) and was frequently litigated against for her newspaper columns - Evelyn Waugh successfully sued her for libel. twice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Spain had a deep love of the Mediterranean. So it was no surprise when, in the 1960s, she decided to build a place of her own on the Greek island of Skiathos. With an impractical nature surpassed only by her passion for the project, and despite many obstacles, she gloriously succeeded. This classic memoir is infused with all Spain's chaotic brilliance, zest for life and single-minded pursuit of a life worth living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of A PLACE IN THE SUN and ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of fun, and that zest of intelligence that never left her' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\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":40944585998433,"sku":"9781474618656","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33674923.jpg?v=1744337054","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474618656-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}