{"product_id":"9780330536103","title":"The Surprising Life of Constance Spry","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Fascinating … to be eagerly devoured’ Clarissa Dickson-Wright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Most people today, if they have heard of her, associate Constance Spry with the cookery book bearing her name. But Connie was much, much more than the author of a bestselling cookery book. She was deeply unconventional, extremely charming and very determined; Spry’s life took her from the back streets of Victorian Derby to running a hugely successful business as the florist of choice for the highest of high society, organizing the flowers for royal weddings and indeed for the Queen's coronation. She endured a violent first marriage, had a lesbian affair with a cross-dressing artist and was a pioneer for working women at a time when few women had careers. Sue Shephard tells her extraordinary story with insight, wit and flair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Riveting.’ Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Makes you fall utterly in love with its subject’ \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Reveals with the greatest skill and sympathy an extraordinary person - complicated, driven, sometimes secretive but gifted and artistic to an nth degree. What a story.' Elizabeth Buchan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077494391024,"sku":"9780330536103","price":13.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780330536103_p0.jpg?v=1763683569","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780330536103","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}