{"product_id":"the-foolish-gentlewoman","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","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67552793624808,"sku":"9781913527716","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_f44c1d29-748c-47fa-aced-edd3c8f6c230.jpg?v=1790377946","url":"https:\/\/kuumba-47muwsn1.myshopify.com\/products\/the-foolish-gentlewoman","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}