{"product_id":"9781609454050","title":"The Flight of the Maidens","description":"\u003cp\u003eJane Gardam, author of the \u003ci\u003eOld Filth \u003c\/i\u003eTrilogy, delivers another modern classic in \u003ci\u003eThe Flight of the Maidens\u003c\/i\u003e. With her characteristic wit, Gardam captures a moment in time for three young women on the cusp of adulthood. With keen perception the novel charts the course of this trio as they boldly face their uncertain futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Yorkshire, 1946. The end of the war has changed the world again, and emboldened by this new dawning Hetty Fallows, Una Vane, and Lisolette Klein seize the opportunities with enthusiasm. Hetty, desperate to escape the grasp of her critical mother, books a solo holiday to the Lake District under the pretext of completing her Oxford summer coursework. Una, the daughter of a disconcertingly cheery hairdresser, entertains a romantically inclined young man from the wrong side of the tracks and the left-side of politics. Meanwhile, Lisolette Klein, the mysterious Jewish refugee from Germany, leaves the Quaker family who had rescued her, to test herself in London. Although strikingly different from one another, these young women share the common goal of adventure and release from their middle class surroundings through romance and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGardam demonstrates her talent for creating fully realized characters in these venturesome, intelligent young women whose stories are told with delight and understanding. This reissue of \u003ci\u003eThe Flight of the Maidens \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to a wide range of adult and young adult readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055617753328,"sku":"9781609454050","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609454050_p0.jpg?v=1763839110","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609454050","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}