{"product_id":"caroline-akrill-christmas-with-the-rushbrokes-paperback-second","title":"Caroline Akrill: Christmas with the Rushbrokes (paperback) SECOND","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSALE PAPERBACK - sale books are shipped out separately from full price orders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a second - it was printed with black and white illustrations which we later changed for colour. It's other wise in excellent, unread condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOriginally published as \u003cem\u003eThe Last Baronet\u003c\/em\u003e, Caroline Akrill's first book for adults lives again, this time in a special edition with new colour chapter decorations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhat could be more enticing than a traditional Christmas house party at a beautiful baronial hall in deepest Suffolk?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProspective guests may dream of giant log fires, squashy leather chairs, fine dining, twinkling candles and the chink of decanters, but will the transformation of a crumbling ancestral pile into country house hotel be completed in time (if indeed at all) given the emotional and financial turmoil that has accompanied the renovations?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAnd how can the guests possibly know, having organized their festive holiday for their own personal reasons – some sad, some desperate, some hilarious and some plain murderous – that their lives will be changed forever by the experience?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePublisher Jane Badger's reaction when she first read the book in 2016:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI absolutely loved this book. It made me laugh. It made me cry. I loved the mixture of sweariness mixed with quotations from the King James version of the Bible (Sir Vivian is a fan). I loved the fact that although there is romance, it doesn’t (thank the Lord) follow the traditional romance plot. I loved the dark comedy of it all; the brilliance of the dialogue and the sharpness of the characterisation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSet in the 1980s, when hunting was legal, this book includes hunting scenes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Badger Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56322563277179,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7637\/9186\/files\/2.png?v=1783069340","url":"https:\/\/shop.janebadgerbooks.co.uk\/products\/caroline-akrill-christmas-with-the-rushbrokes-paperback-second","provider":"Jane Badger Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}