{"product_id":"the-uninvited-guests-9780062116512","title":"The Uninvited Guests","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The opening pages read like an episode of Downton Abbey...But Jones has something more uncanny in mind, and when the party is interrupted by survivors of a nearby train wreck, the comedy of manners turns downright surreal...Jones's effervescent writing keeps the course steady-even as her characters shed their civilized veneers.\" -- Ellen Shapiro, \u003cem\u003ePeople \u003c\/em\u003emagazine (four star review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA grand old manor house deep in the English countryside will open its doors to reveal the story of an unexpectedly dramatic day in the life of one eccentric, rather dysfunctional, and entirely unforgettable family. Set in the early years of the twentieth century, award-winning author Sadie Jones's \u003cem\u003eThe Uninvited Guests\u003c\/em\u003e is, in the words of Jacqueline Winspear, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs mysteries \u003cem\u003eA Lesson in Secrets \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eElegy for Eddie\u003c\/em\u003e, \"a sinister tragi-comedy of errors, in which the dark underbelly of human nature is revealed in true Shakespearean fashion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJones, Sadie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSadie Jones is the author of five novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Outcast\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Costa First Novel Award in Great Britain and a finalist for the Orange Prize for Fiction and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003eBook Prize\/Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction; the enchanting, hard-hitting novel set on the island of Cyprus during the British occupation, \u003cem\u003eSmall Wars\u003c\/em\u003e; her most successful, bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eThe Uninvited Guests, \u003c\/em\u003ebeloved of Ann Patchett and Jackie Winspear, among other\u003cem\u003e; \u003c\/em\u003ethe romantic novel set in London's glamorous theatre world, \u003cem\u003eFallout;\u003c\/em\u003e and most recently, the highly acclaimed, bestselling novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Snakes\u003c\/em\u003e. Sadie Jones lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872433148178,"sku":"9780062116512","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1265cc64-56b6-4399-9b00-d734bfd1a72c.jpg?v=1737897370","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-uninvited-guests-9780062116512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}