{"product_id":"9781448152520","title":"Araminta's Wedding","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Country House Extravaganza Story by Jilly Cooper. Pictures by Sue Macartney-Snape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRufus, fifth Earl of Atherstone, has no son and gloomily contemplates his vast Lincolnshire estate passing into the hands of his plain but good-natured daughter, Araminta, and her grasping cousin, Piggy Atherstone, who is determined to marry her. A serious rival for Araminta's hand, however, materialises in Bounder Cartwright, a debonair money-market gambler, whose sexual conquests are as prolific as his investments are suddenly catastrophic. By Ascot he has won the day and the wedding is fixed for September.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, at the last minute, the events of the previous Boxing Night catch up with the Atherstones in a surprising way. Will the wedding take place or not? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe combination of Jilly Cooper's irreverent tale of country house life with the colourful and perceptive paintings of Sue Macartney-Snape which inspired it, presents a wickedly funny portrait of the English upper classes at play. \u003ci\u003eAraminta's Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e is irresistible fireside reading for even the coldest of stately homes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128495685872,"sku":"9781448152520","price":11.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448152520_p0.jpg?v=1763828095","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448152520","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}