{"product_id":"gentlemen-and-players-1","title":"Gentlemen and Players","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGentleman and Players\u003c\/i\u003e (1984) was the second novel by the prodigiously gifted Frances Vernon (1963-1991), and served confirmation of what the\u003ci\u003e TLS \u003c\/i\u003ecalled her 'highly original talent.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree sisters make their purposeful ways through Victorian society. Sarah, the eldest, makes an ostensibly good marriage, but is given cause to reconsider. Sophie, the youngest, undergoes romantic travails of heartbreak and elopement. Susan, the practical middle child, dispenses wisdom from her perch in a rural rectory. But the objects of their affections are mere 'gentlemen', while the three Misses Pagett are assuredly 'players.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A delight ... Cool, precise, amused and amusing ... Frances Vernon should become a cult figure.' Robert Nye,\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An achievement of purposeful economy.' Victoria Glendinning, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258503582040,"sku":"9780571320806","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571320806_d7c9e7ce-707f-4353-8c1a-a8d8b037576f.jpg?v=1765958425","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/gentlemen-and-players-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}