{"product_id":"a-perfect-explanation-9780358415169","title":"A Perfect Explanation","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the Desmond Elliott Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \"superb debut\"* novel--based on the story of the author's grandmother--following an aristocratic woman who abandons her family and her money in search of a life she can claim as her own. (*\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enid Campbell, granddaughter of a duke, grew up surrounded by servants, wanting for nothing except love. But when her brother died in the First World War, a new heir was needed, and it was up to Enid to provide it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A troubled marriage and three children soon followed. Broken by postpartum depression, overwhelmed by motherhood and a loveless marriage, Enid made the shocking decision to abandon her family, thereby starting a chain of events--a kidnap, a court case, and selling her son to her sister for  500--that reverberated through the generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Interweaving one significant day in 1964, when it seems the family will reunite for one last time, with a decade during the interwar period, \u003cem\u003eA Perfect Explanation\u003c\/em\u003e explores the perils of aristocratic privilege, where inheritance is everything and happiness is hard won.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eELEANOR ANSTRUTHER was born in London, educated at Westminster School, and read History of Art at Manchester University. She lives on a farm in Surrey with her twin boys. \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Explanation \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874373996818,"sku":"9780358415169","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d85fe441-22a7-4f0e-ae75-df2d2ed43c81.jpg?v=1737991304","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-perfect-explanation-9780358415169","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}