{"product_id":"an-unsuitable-attachment-by-barbara-pym-9781529091908","title":"An Unsuitable Attachment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwing a debt to Jane Austen's \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e, Barbara Pym's \u003cem\u003eAn Unsuitable Attachment\u003c\/em\u003e is an elegant and witty comedy of manners from an acclaimed author who Philip Larkin called 'the most underrated novelist of the century'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym\u003c\/em\u003e - Richard Osman, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe day comes in the life of every single man living alone when he must give a dinner party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe parish of St Basil, on the fringes of North Kensington, is all of a flutter due to the arrival of Rupert Stonebird, a most eligible bachelor, in the neighbourhood. The local matchmakers are sure he will make a suitable husband for the vicar's wife's sister, Penny, or perhaps for local librarian Ianthe Broome?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Ianthe is in danger of forming a most unsuitable attachment to her new library assistant, John, a man of questionable background with not a penny to his name...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure\u003c\/em\u003e - Jilly Cooper, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rutshire Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240657400044,"sku":"9781529091908","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529091908-an-unsuitable-attachment-1.jpg?v=1787922549","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/an-unsuitable-attachment-by-barbara-pym-9781529091908","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}