{"product_id":"the-daffodil-days-by-helen-bain-9781037203824","title":"The Daffodil Days","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the early 1960s, in a small town near Dartmoor, the church bells ring. The people of North Tawton go about their days, catching glimpses of one another’s lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s the local GP, who knows more about his patients than he would sometimes prefer. There’s the young shop assistant at Kestrels, who understands that the ladies who come there for a new outfit sometimes hope to find a new self. There’s the tenant farm labourer who rings the tower bells at the church three times a week, the notes – harmonious and clashing – rippling out across the rooftops of the town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmid all these lives, a young couple move into focus. New to the town with their small daughter, they have escaped London for a quieter existence in the thatched house beside the church, Court Green. The life they intend to build here – out of fresh lino tiles, second-hand furniture painted with hearts and flowers, and expertly-cooked suppers for weekend guests – will be a good and happy one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daffodil Days\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a pivotal year in the marriage of 20th-century literature’s most infamous couple, witnessed by the people they lived among. It is a kaleidoscopic portrait of this enigmatic pair, refracted through the rich inner lives of a rural community caught – if only for a moment – in their light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47269763711212,"sku":"9781037203824","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8330b76db985aa83fc2c0ba397dd03e6.jpg?v=1769994264","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-daffodil-days-by-helen-bain-9781037203824","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}