{"product_id":"9781783780785","title":"Have You Been Good?: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eVanessa Nicolson is the granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. She was born to an illustrious name and an unhappy marriage. Her father, the art historian Ben Nicolson, was homosexual and his marriage to Vanessa's Italian mother fell apart when Vanessa was very young.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful and meditative memoir she chronicles her disjointed childhood and reckless youth, including holidays at Sissinghurst Castle with her cousins, and her experience of a liberal English boarding school. Interlinked with her story is that of her daughter Rosa, who died, aged 19.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a meditation on the threads of love and loss that weave through a life and an examination of the meaning of cultural privilege in the context of emotional deprivation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Granta Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042855698672,"sku":"9781783780785","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783780785_p0.jpg?v=1763725892","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783780785","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}