{"product_id":"2940169517484","title":"A Far Cry from Kensington","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet on the crazier fringes of 1950s literary London, \u003cem\u003eA Far Cry from Kensington\u003c\/em\u003e is a delight, hilariously portraying love, fraud, death, evil, and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMrs. Hawkins, the majestic narrator of \u003cem\u003eA Far Cry from Kensington\u003c\/em\u003e, takes us well in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London. There, as a fat and much admired young war widow, she spent her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher (¿of very good books¿) and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming house. At work and at home Mrs. Hawkins soon uncovered evil: shady literary doings and a deadly enemy; anonymous letters, blackmail, and suicide. With aplomb, however, Mrs. Hawkins confidently set about putting things to order, little imagining the mayhem that would ensue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow decades older, thin, successful, and delighted with life in Italy¿quite a far cry from Kensington¿Mrs. Hawkins looks back to all those dark doings and recounts how her own life changed forever. She still, however, loves to give advice: ¿It¿s easy to get thin. You eat and drink the same as always, only half¿I offer this advice without fee; it is included in the price of this book.¿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104535363824,"sku":"2940169517484","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169517484_p0.jpg?v=1769895740","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169517484","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}