{"product_id":"la-lucia-a-story-of-riseholme-in-the-style-of-the-originals-by-efbenson-9781912605729","title":"La Lucia: A Story of Riseholme in the Style of the Originals by E.F.Benson","description":"\u003cp\u003eMrs Emmeline Lucas, known to all as \"la Lucia\", is the undisputed social and cultural leader of the quiet, but refined country village of Riseholme. Together with her husband, and her devoted courtier Georgie Pillson, she leads her subjects in hunts for Roman remains and fossils. Meanwhile two very different visitors arrive in the village, and the balance of Riseholme power is temporarily upset.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Lucia\u003c\/em\u003e looks at life in Riseholme before the start of the Mapp and Lucia novels by E.F.Benson, and is written in sincere tribute to these comic but yet sympathetic portraits of middle-class society in England in the 1920s and 1930s. It is the third book in Hugh Ashton's Mapp and Lucia series, following \u003cem\u003eMapp at Fifty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMapp's Return\u003c\/em\u003e, which have been enjoyed by fans of the original stories: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshton, Hugh:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Hugh Ashton was born in the United Kingdom, and moved to Japan in 1988, where he lived until his return to the UK in 2016. He is best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories, which have been hailed as some of the most authentic pastiches on the market, and have received favourable reviews from Sherlockians and non-Sherlockians alike. He has also published other work in a number of genres, including alternative history, historical science fiction, and thrillers, based in Japan, the USA, and the UK. He currently lives in the historic city of Lichfield with his wife, Yoshiko. His ramblings may be found on Facebook, Twitter, and in various other places on the Internet. He may be contacted at: author@HughAshtonBooks.com","brand":"J-Views Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50529136804114,"sku":"9781912605729","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7617cfa-28a6-4628-805f-62bb997ae5f4.jpg?v=1731341006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/la-lucia-a-story-of-riseholme-in-the-style-of-the-originals-by-efbenson-9781912605729","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}