{"product_id":"9780345806956","title":"Highland Fling","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHighland Fling\u003c\/i\u003e—Nancy Mitford’s first novel, published in 1931—a set of completely incompatible and hilariously eccentric characters collide in a Scottish castle, where bright young things play pranks on their stodgy elders until the frothy plot climaxes in ghost sightings and a dramatic fire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired in part by Mitford’s youthful infatuation with a Scottish aristocrat, her story follows young Jane Dacre to a shooting party at Dulloch Castle, where she tramps around a damp and chilly moor on a hunting expedition with formidable Lady Prague, xenophobic General Murgatroyd, one-eyed Admiral Wenceslaus, and an assortment of other ancient and gouty peers of the realm, while falling in love with Albert, a surrealist painter with a mischievous sense of humor. Lighthearted and sparkling with witty banter, \u003ci\u003eHighland Fling\u003c\/i\u003e was Mitford’s first foray into the delightful fictional world for which the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove in a Cold Climate \u003c\/i\u003elater became so celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an Introduction by Julian Fellowes, creator of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012993532144,"sku":"9780345806956","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345806956_p0.jpg?v=1769916940","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345806956","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}