{"product_id":"9781250103017","title":"The Marriage Recital: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extremely impressive . . . . A wonderful read from a born storyteller.\" -Chris Cleave, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Bee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe setting:\u003c\/b\u003e London, 1794.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe problem:\u003c\/b\u003e Four \u003ci\u003enouveau riche\u003c\/i\u003e fathers with five marriageable daughters. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe plan:\u003c\/b\u003e Give the young women piano lessons. Present them at a concert performance for young Englishmen with titles but no fortunes. Marry off the daughters-\u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e well, indeed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe complications:\u003c\/b\u003e The lascivious (and French) piano teacher; the piano maker's jealous (and musically gifted) daughter; marriageable daughters with mating plans of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile it might be a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a title and no money must be in want of a fortune, what does a sexually awakened young woman want? In her wickedly alluring romp through late-Georgian London, Italian piano-making, and tightly fitted polonaise gowns, Katharine Grant has written a startling and provocative debut in \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Recital\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143110770928,"sku":"9781250103017","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250103017_p0.jpg?v=1769892266","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250103017","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}