{"product_id":"the-mingham-air-elizabeth-fair-9781911579434","title":"The Mingham Air","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The best thing one can say about the Priory is that it would have made a splendid ruin,\" she stated. \"If only the Seamarks had left it alone ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHester Clifford has come to Mingham to recover from pneumonia, at the invitation of her godmother, Cecily Hutton, an eccentric painter with a predilection for ruins. Hester determines to bring order to the Huttons' easygoing lives, not to mention those of the villagers--including elderly Mrs. Hyde-Ridley, attempting to enforce her Edwardian standards of behaviour, Mrs. Merlin, the Rector's wife, equally determined to share the joys of country dance with an unenthusiastic parish, and Thomas Seamark, a classic example of the wealthy, brooding widower. Amidst conflict, manipulation, matchmaking, and general hilarity, Hester clearly has her work cut out for her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurrowed Middlebrow is delighted to make available, for the first time in over half a century, all six of Elizabeth Fair's irresistible comedies of domestic life. These new editions all feature an introduction by Elizabeth Crawford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Miss Fair's understanding is deeper than Mrs. Thirkell's and her humour is untouched by snobbishness; she is much nearer to Trollope, grand master in these matters.\"--\u003cem\u003eStevie Smith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Miss Fair makes writing look very easy, and that is the measure of her creative ability.\"--\u003cem\u003eCompton Mackenzie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Fair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911579436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911579434\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 03\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.52d","brand":"Elizabeth Fair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994446364927,"sku":"9781911579434","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9ed1a06-cd3a-4a31-995d-11605a2226f4.jpg?v=1683330202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mingham-air-elizabeth-fair-9781911579434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}