{"product_id":"2940173785824","title":"The Diary of a Provincial Lady","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Penguin Classic is performed by Kirsty Besterman, an experienced TV and theatre actress known for her leading role as Lady Macbeth in the National Theatre Tour, as well as a number of roles with Shakespeare's Globe and the RSC. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'January 22nd - Robert startles me at breakfast by asking if my cold - which he has hitherto ignored - is better. I reply that it has gone. Then why, he asks, do I look like that? Feel that life is wholly unendurable, and decide madly to get a new hat'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not easy being a Provincial Lady in Devonshire in the 1920s, juggling a grumpy husband, mischievous children and a host of domestic dilemmas - from rice mould to a petulant cook. But this Provincial Lady will not be defeated; not by wayward flower bulbs, not by unexpected houseguests, not even by the Blitz. She will continue to preside over the W.I., endure rain-drenched family picnics and succeed as a published author, all the while tending to her strawberries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Diary of a Provincial Lady is a brilliantly observed comic novel, as funny and fresh today as when it was first written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099281899760,"sku":"2940173785824","price":21.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940173785824_p0.jpg?v=1763861726","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940173785824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}