{"product_id":"the-foolish-gentlewoman-margery-sharp-9781913527716","title":"The Foolish Gentlewoman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSentimental, affectionate, uncritical, Mrs. Bracken so easily attached herself to persons, places, and even objects that after no more than two days in an hotel she had a favourite waiter, a favourite ornament, a favourite view. She had adored her husband, and was very fond of her French pepper-mill.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld War II has ended and widowed Isabel Brocken, kind-hearted and generous if perhaps just a bit foolish, is back in her old family home on the outskirts of London, accompanied by her friend Jacky, just out of the ATS, and her newly-demobilized nephew Humphrey. They're soon joined by Isabel's surly brother-in-law Simon, who has decidedly mixed feelings about her but whose own home is under repair for bomb damage. Into this uneasy mix comes Tilly Cuff, a poor relation to whom Isabel has been inspired-by a rare church venture and a particularly inspiring sermon-to make amends for having, many years before, sabotaged her one chance at romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tilly proves manipulative and even 'malevolent', the happiness of Isabel's household is threatened. And where the story goes from there is pure unexpected delight. In \u003cem\u003eThe Foolish Gentlewoman\u003c\/em\u003e, Margery Sharp provides us a thoughtful, funny, and terrifically entertaining slice of British life in the immediate aftermath of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Miss Margery Sharp has a sure-fire way of telling a story and a genius for writing dialogue - crisp, in the comic vein, yet able to carry the shadow of deeper feeling.' \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Bowen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margery Sharp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913527719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913527716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.53d","brand":"Margery Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994572816639,"sku":"9781913527716","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ee4488d-693c-4035-944e-9d8f0eef707a.jpg?v=1683330952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-foolish-gentlewoman-margery-sharp-9781913527716","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}