{"product_id":"quartet-4","title":"Quartet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe quartet at the heart of this delightful novel are the four Gainsborough siblings: beautiful but vain Lorna, ultra-sensitive Adrian, nature-loving Laurence and thoughtful, strange little Jenifer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe join them in 1900 – four happy children at the heart of a loving family, idolizing their strikingly beautiful mother, shrinking from their emotionally damaged Aunt Lena and ill-tempered governess, Miss Marchant. As their world widens on the journey to adulthood – through the advent of the motor car, the horrors of the First World War, the trials and tribulations of unrequited love and unfulfilled dreams – they must fight to keep that happiness. But with Lorna compelled to make everyone love her, Adrian’s artistic genius crippled by over-sensitivity to criticism, and Laurence so intent on success in business that he forgets to really live, will Jenifer’s clear-sighted pragmatism be enough to save them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful exploration of love and family, \u003ci\u003eQuartet\u003c\/i\u003e has a vivid cast of characters worthy of Elizabeth Gaskell and paints a wonderful, affectionate portrait of childhood to rival Richmal Crompton’s \u003ci\u003eJust William.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241261289816,"sku":"9781509859474","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781509859474.jpg?v=1778580067","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/quartet-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}