{"product_id":"mrs-griffin-sends-her-love-tales-from-turnham-malpas","title":"Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love (Tales from Turnham Malpas)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nostalgic collection on rural schools, childhood and English country life from the much-loved author of VILLAGE SCHOOL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom organising the school summer fete...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Because of our inability to recognise our climatic shortcomings from the outset, arrangements for outdoor jollities get completely out of hand'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...to the sometimes rather odd passions of childhood:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I collect stones with holes in them'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Read captures the essence of rural life, and in particular of village schools, as only she can. This collection also includes extracts from her letters:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Michael Joseph wrote after the Observer thing and is throwing out feelers for a book. I shall know if he still feels like it - me too! - after we've met'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will also include an Introduction on how 'Miss Read' was first created:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Miss Read was born fully clothed in sensible garments and aged about forty. She was born, in fact, when I was struggling to write my first book and needed a village schoolmistress as the narrator.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Stacks Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55276178309411,"sku":"9781409148142","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/1014\/5827\/files\/9781409148142.jpg?v=1782320549","url":"https:\/\/thestacksbookshop.com\/products\/mrs-griffin-sends-her-love-tales-from-turnham-malpas","provider":"The Stacks Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}