{"product_id":"ladies-of-lyndon-by-margaret-kennedy-9780099589761","title":"Ladies of Lyndon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsightful, witty and caustic, Margaret Kennedy shows how the inhabitants of a perfect English country house, and their old ideas of family and respectability, must change and adapt to the new pressures of a modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgatha is aware of an intensity, a powerful storm of emotion briefly awakened by a short-lived love affair with her cousin Gerald, that is entirely lacking from the successful marriage on which she is about to embark. Beautiful, young and carefully brought up, Agatha knows she is securing a perfect and luxurious future in marrying handsome John Clewer and becoming Mistress of Lyndon, and she soon becomes the perfect country house hostess. But when Gerald reappears and war in Europe disturbs the sheltered comfort of Lyndon forever, Agatha is once again haunted by the idea of a different life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLadies of Lyndon\u003c\/em\u003e explores themes of love, duty, and societal change, encapsulating the transition from old to new in a gripping narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48228605034732,"sku":"9780099589761","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099589761-ladies-of-lyndon-1.jpg?v=1787606664","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ladies-of-lyndon-by-margaret-kennedy-9780099589761","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}