{"product_id":"the-last-resort-isbn-9781473679948","title":"The Last Resort","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A very cool and intelligent writer' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescribed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e upon her death as 'one of Britain's best-known novelists', \u003c\/b\u003eplunge yourself into the wry world of Pamela Hansford Johnson in this story of seduction and marriage, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Jane Howard and Barbara Pym.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e******************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine Hall, a mother in her late thirties, is on holiday on the south coast of England when she bumps into an old friend: Celia Baird, staying with her parents at the Moray hotel. Celia - eccentric, impulsive - is one of tangled group of friends who have Christine at their core. There's architect Eric Aveling (who happens to be having an affair with Celia); his wife, terminally ill Lois; and Junius Evans, Eric's business partner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When death affects a shift in the dynamics of the group, none of them expect the final outcome. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Duty, guilt, secrecy, loneliness: the hidden side of marriage is uncovered as choices are thrust upon the characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e******************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Pamela Hansford Johnson:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty, satirical and deftly malicious' \u003cb\u003eAnthony Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable craftswoman' \u003cb\u003eA.S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hansford Johnson at her wittiest is Waugh mingled with Malcolm Bradbury \u003cb\u003eRuth Rendell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A writer whose memory fully deserves to be kept alive' \u003cb\u003eJonathan Coe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44895027331301,"sku":"NP9781473679948","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_22357b64-e387-4540-9fbc-7872d2cb3f6a.jpg?v=1773106383","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-last-resort-isbn-9781473679948","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}