{"product_id":"excellent-women-1","title":"Excellent Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMildred Lathbury is one of those 'excellent women' who is often taken for granted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe is a godsend, 'capable of dealing with most of the stock situations of life \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– birth, marriage, death, the successful jumble sales, the garden fete spoilt by bad weather'. As such, she often gets herself embroiled in other people's lives \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– especially those of her glamorous new neighbours, the Napiers, whose marriage seems to be on the rocks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne cannot take sides in these matters, though it is tricky, especially as Mildred, teetering on the edge of spinsterhood, has a soft spot for dashing young Rockingham Napier. This is Barbara Pym's world at its funniest and most touching.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barbara Pym","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166249517313,"sku":"9780349016078","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-14T112315.077.png?v=1689330205","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/excellent-women-1","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}