{"product_id":"mrs-griffin-sends-her-love-9781409148142","title":"Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eA nostalgic collection on rural schools, childhood and English country life from the much-loved author of VILLAGE SCHOOL.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom organising the school summer fete... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Because of our inability to recognise our climatic shortcomings from the outset, arrangements for outdoor jollities get completely out of hand'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e...to the sometimes rather odd passions of childhood: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I collect stones with holes in them'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiss Read captures the essence of rural life, and in particular of village schools, as only she can. This collection also includes extracts from her letters: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Michael Joseph wrote after the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e thing and is throwing out feelers for a book. I shall know if he still feels like it - me too! - after we've met'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt will also include an Introduction on how 'Miss Read' was first created: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Miss Read was born fully clothed in sensible garments and aged about forty. She was born, in fact, when I was struggling to write my first book and needed a village schoolmistress as the narrator.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Tales from Turnham Malpas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781409148142","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48405776826505,"sku":"9781409148142","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2cc07621-b64c-4cc4-b87a-00f4f8e6a741.jpg?v=1790059001","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mrs-griffin-sends-her-love-9781409148142","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}