{"product_id":"at-mrs-lippincotes-9781844083091","title":"At Mrs Lippincote's","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe debut novel from Elizabeth Taylor - shortlisted for the Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMrs Lippincote's house, with its mahogany furniture and yellowing photographs, stands as a reminder of all the certainties that have vanished with the advent of war. Temporarily, this is home for Julia, who has joined her husband Roddy at the behest of the RAF. Although she can accept the pomposities of service life, Julia's honesty and sense of humour prevent her from taking her role as seriously as her husband, that leader of men, might wish; for Roddy, merely love cannot suffice - he needs homage as well as admiration. And Julia, while she may be a most unsatisfactory officer's wife, is certainly no hypocrite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Her stories remain with one, indelibly, as though they had been some turning-point in one's own experience' \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'No writer has described the English middle classes with more gently devastating accuracy' \u003cb\u003eRebecca Abrams, \u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A Game of Hide and Seek showcases much of what makes Taylor a great novelist: piercing insight, a keen wit and a genuine sense of feeling for her characters' \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Day, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Taylor (1912-1975) is increasingly recognised as one of the best British writers of the twentieth century. She wrote her first book, \u003ci\u003eAt Mrs Lippincote's\u003c\/i\u003e, during the war while her husband was in the Royal Air Force, and this was followed by eleven further novels and a children's book, \u003ci\u003eMossy Trotter\u003c\/i\u003e. Her acclaimed short stories appeared in publications including \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaa\u003c\/i\u003er.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Virago Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720827207954,"sku":"9781844083091","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19732d24-497a-472c-a49b-a0b66dd749c3.jpg?v=1762937725","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/at-mrs-lippincotes-9781844083091","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}