{"title":"Cynthia Asquith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCynthia Asquith\u003c\/strong\u003e invites readers into richly imagined worlds where history and human experience intertwine. Her novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Spring House\u003c\/em\u003e, capture the nuances of past eras with evocative detail and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003ehistorical fiction\u003c\/em\u003e will appreciate Asquith’s elegant prose and her ability to bring complex characters vividly to life against the backdrop of changing times. Her writing offers a thoughtful exploration of memory, loyalty and the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-spring-house-by-cynthia-asquith-9780712355049","title":"The Spring House","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1915, and Miranda Gray is spending the war on the other side of the Atlantic to her husband. Staying with her eccentric relatives and young son at her family’s stately home, Miranda struggles to find her wartime role. Is she to play the graceful daughter of the house, the anxious wife of a distant military man, the stoic nurse, the promiscuous London hostess, or some uneasy amalgamation of these staid identities?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGradually, as the war brings death and destruction to those closest to her, Miranda is offered a glimpse of something beyond these stilted roles – a chance at real love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spring House\u003c\/i\u003e artfully balances humour and devastation; at once a deftly written psychological portrait and a social document revealing the slow birth of the twentieth century and the new woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712341868780,"sku":"9780712355049","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780712355049-the-spring-house-1.jpg?v=1791854653"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/cynthia-asquith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}