{"product_id":"the-elopement","title":"The Elopement","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree women, two families, one forbidden marriage. Get ready to fall in love with the brand-new regency romance from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGodmersham Park\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiss Austen\u003c\/i\u003e, now a major BBC TV series\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003erichly imagined family saga, love story and social comedy\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eGripping\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003emoving\u003c\/b\u003e and also so \u003cb\u003esharp\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved it!' Sabine Durrant, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLie with Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Has \u003cb\u003eall the wit and wisdom of a Jane Austen novel\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-----------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1820. Mary Dorothea is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward, a man of strict principles and high moral values.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But when Sir Edward marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary's life is suddenly changed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mary's new stepmother, Fanny, comes from a large, happy and sociable family, and Fanny's brothers are amusing, handsome and completely charming.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One brother is particularly attentive and, as Mary approaches her seventeenth birthday, a bond forms between them that leads, on the last day of the year 1825, to a proposal of marriage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sir Edward's outrage is immediate, his refusal absolute. The union will never take place.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There appears to be only one solution . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-----------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Elopement\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Hornby's Austen books are \u003cb\u003efunny, bittersweet family sagas,\u003c\/b\u003e impeccably researched and \u003cb\u003elavishly imagined\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eTremendous\u003c\/b\u003e' Nigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Has \u003cb\u003eall Austen's wit\u003c\/b\u003e and unnerving powers of observation with an \u003cb\u003eextra twenty-first century zap\u003c\/b\u003e' Ferdinand Mount, prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBig Ceasars and Little Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eFew writers are as perspicacious or half as delightful as Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e' Karen Joy Fowler, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jane Austen Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003ecaptivating\u003c\/b\u003e return to the world of the Austens' \u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Combines \u003cb\u003emeticulous period research\u003c\/b\u003e with a fine feeling for the characters' inner lives, hopes and fears' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Readers are loving \u003ci\u003eThe Elopement:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'I was \u003cb\u003ehooked\u003c\/b\u003e from the first page' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'I \u003cb\u003eloved every minute\u003c\/b\u003e of this novel' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'One of the \u003cb\u003ebest books I've read this year\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a \u003cb\u003edelight\u003c\/b\u003e - by turns \u003cb\u003erefreshing, funny, romantic, poignant and touching\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eFull of warmth, wit\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esuspense\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'It is \u003cb\u003eso well-written\u003c\/b\u003e with vivid period detail that I felt immersed in the Austen world and \u003cb\u003edid not want it to end\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521788526817,"sku":null,"price":629.3,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/9033\/0593\/files\/19455203482732.jpg?v=1764187255","url":"https:\/\/perfectbookhouse.com\/products\/the-elopement","provider":"PERFECT BOOK HOUSE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}