{"product_id":"before-lunch-vmc","title":"Before Lunch (VMC)","description":"Jack Middleton likes to imagine himself a country squire. At weekends he retires to Laverings Estate with his wife, Catherine. He may be pompous, and they may seem ill-matched, but the couple are devoted to each other.\n\nWhen Jack's widowed sister, Lilian, and her two stepchildren arrive to spend the summer in the neighbouring house, he dreads the intrusion to his idyll: Daphne, capable and ambitious, is too lively for his taste, whereas her brother Denis, a composer, he finds a crashing bore. But their wit and good sense charm the residents of Barchester, and they win over Lord Bond with an impromptu Gilbert and Sullivan evening. Even Jack begins to thaw.\n\nBefore long, Daphne and Lord Bond's son become attracted to each other, but each believes the other is attached to someone else. Can disaster be averted before she marries the wrong man?\n\nFirst published in 1939, Before Lunch is a sparkling comedy from Angela Thirkell's much-loved classic series.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0349007403\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0349007403.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Thirkell, Angela\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41720665145402,"sku":"DBV.0349007403.G","price":13.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0349007403-0.jpg?v=1791094827","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/before-lunch-vmc","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}