{"product_id":"9781529903331-the-elopement","title":"The Elopement","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree women, two families, one forbidden marriage. Get ready to fall in love with the brand-new regency romance from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGodmersham Park \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMiss Austen\u003c\/i\u003e, now a major BBC TV series\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A\u003cb\u003e richly imagined family saga, love story and social comedy\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGripping \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003emoving\u003c\/b\u003e and also so \u003cb\u003esharp\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved it!’ Sabine Durrant, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLie with Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Has \u003cb\u003eall the wit and wisdom of a Jane Austen novel\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eRed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-----------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1820. Mary Dorothea is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward, a man of strict principles and high moral values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Sir Edward marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary’s life is suddenly changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary’s new stepmother, Fanny, comes from a large, happy and sociable family, and Fanny’s brothers are amusing, handsome and completely charming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne brother is particularly attentive and, as Mary approaches her seventeenth birthday, a bond forms between them that leads, on the last day of the year 1825, to a proposal of marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Edward’s outrage is immediate, his refusal absolute. The union will never take place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere appears to be only one solution .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-----------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Elopement\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Hornby’s Austen books are\u003cb\u003e funny, bittersweet family sagas,\u003c\/b\u003e impeccably researched and \u003cb\u003elavishly imagined\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTremendous\u003c\/b\u003e' Nigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Has \u003cb\u003eall Austen’s wit\u003c\/b\u003e and unnerving powers of observation with an \u003cb\u003eextra twenty-first century zap\u003c\/b\u003e' Ferdinand Mount, prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBig Ceasars and Little Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eFew writers are as perspicacious or half as delightful as Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e’ Karen Joy Fowler, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jane Austen Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003ecaptivating \u003c\/b\u003ereturn to the world of the Austens’ \u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Combines \u003cb\u003emeticulous period research\u003c\/b\u003e with a fine feeling for the characters' inner lives, hopes and fears’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders are loving\u003ci\u003e The Elopement:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was \u003cb\u003ehooked \u003c\/b\u003efrom the first page' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I \u003cb\u003eloved every minute\u003c\/b\u003e of this novel' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One of the \u003cb\u003ebest books I’ve read this year\u003c\/b\u003e. It’s a \u003cb\u003edelight\u003c\/b\u003e - by turns \u003cb\u003erefreshing, funny, romantic, poignant and touching\u003c\/b\u003e’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eFull of warmth, wit \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003esuspense\u003c\/b\u003e’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is \u003cb\u003eso well-written \u003c\/b\u003ewith vivid period detail that I felt immersed in the Austen world and\u003cb\u003e did not want it to end\u003c\/b\u003e' 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":41683870908513,"sku":"9781529903331","price":17.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33801406.jpg?v=1744903381","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529903331-the-elopement","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}