{"product_id":"9781409148142","title":"Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA nostalgic collection on rural schools, childhood and English country life from the much-loved author of VILLAGE SCHOOL.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom organising the school summer fete...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Because of our inability to recognise our climatic shortcomings from the outset, arrangements for outdoor jollities get completely out of hand'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...to the sometimes rather odd passions of childhood:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I collect stones with holes in them'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Read captures the essence of rural life, and in particular of village schools, as only she can. This collection also includes extracts from her letters:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Michael Joseph wrote after the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e thing and is throwing out feelers for a book. I shall know if he still feels like it - me too! - after we've met'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will also include an Introduction on how 'Miss Read' was first created: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Miss Read was born fully clothed in sensible garments and aged about forty. She was born, in fact, when I was struggling to write my first book and needed a village schoolmistress as the narrator.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029359935728,"sku":"9781409148142","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781409148142_p0.jpg?v=1763721184","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781409148142","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}