{"product_id":"our-noble-selves-the-witty-new-historical-novel-about-the-festival-of-britain-by-the-bestselling-author-of-life-after-life","title":"Our Noble Selves: The witty new historical novel about the Festival of Britain by the bestselling author of Life After Life.","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1529937825\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe clever and compelling tale of a war-scarred journalist caught in the lives of a country rebuilding itself from one of the greatest chroniclers of our times, Kate Atkinson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOur Noble Selves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Kate Atkinson proves a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etender, wry guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the eccentricities of British life as revealed in the archives.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTLS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGleefully observed ― also beautifully illustrated ― this novel is a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e hoot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The characters are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eterrific\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA winning combination of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eclever plotting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003espry pacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eendearing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecast of characters.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s the summer of 1951 and everyone is looking to put the dark days of the war behind them. The government’s solution: The Festival of Britain, a celebration of the country’s creativity, grit and ingenuity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor foreign correspondent turned war reporter Harry Flynn, it might offer the chance of redemption after a bad war in the Far East and a peace that is proving no easier to negotiate. Having failed to resume his journalistic career, he reluctantly joins an oddball team of misfits, ne’er-do-wells and downright chancers helping to ready the Festival of Britain for launch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlynn’s attempts to resume some semblance of a romantic life also founder when one of his dates goes missing and he is deemed to be the last person to have seen her alive. Could he have been in some way responsible for her disappearance?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLittle does he realize that the answer to some of his mounting problems may lie in the hands of a precocious, straight-talking thirteen-year-old called Veronica and a rather scruffy terrier who goes by the name of Mrs Betty…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"R \u0026 E Tinkerbells Little Boutique ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310982996346,"sku":null,"price":17.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4988\/9014\/files\/81xAqrtRQfL._SL1500.jpg?v=1790499337","url":"https:\/\/retinkerbellslittleboutique.myshopify.com\/products\/our-noble-selves-the-witty-new-historical-novel-about-the-festival-of-britain-by-the-bestselling-author-of-life-after-life","provider":"R \u0026 E Tinkerbells Little Boutique ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}