{"product_id":"the-elopement","title":"Gill Hornby: The Elopement [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW: The new novel from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMiss Austen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGodmersham Park\u003c\/i\u003e coming soon!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Has \u003cb\u003eall Austen's wit\u003c\/b\u003e and unnerving powers of observation with an \u003cb\u003eextra twenty-first century zap\u003c\/b\u003e' Ferdinand Mount\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eFew writers are as \u003cb\u003eperspicacious\u003c\/b\u003e or half as \u003cb\u003edelightful\u003c\/b\u003e as Hornby' Karen Joy Fowler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGripping \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003emoving\u003c\/b\u003e and also so \u003cb\u003esharp\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved it!' Sabine Durrant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward - a man of strict principles and high Christian values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when her father marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary's life is suddenly changed.\u003cbr\u003eHer new stepmother comes from a large, happy and sociable family and Fanny's sisters become Mary's first friends. Her aunt, Miss Cassandra Austen of Chawton, is especially kind. Her brothers are not only amusing, but handsome and charming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as Mary Dorothea starts to bloom into a beautiful young woman, she forms an especial bond with one Mr Knight in particular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon, they are deeply in love and determined to marry. They expect no opposition. After all, each is from a good family and has known the other for some years.\u003cbr\u003eIt promises to be the most perfect match. Who would want to stand in their way?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are loving The Elopement!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is \u003cb\u003eso well-written \u003c\/b\u003ewith \u003cb\u003evivid period detail\u003c\/b\u003e that I felt immersed in the Austen world and \u003cb\u003edid not want it to end\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was \u003cb\u003ehooked\u003c\/b\u003e from the first page.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sharply observed, \u003cb\u003ewell researched\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ewonderfully told\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I \u003cb\u003eloved every minute\u003c\/b\u003e of this novel'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003egem\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill Hornby","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50765847363923,"sku":"9781529903348","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/gill-hornby-gill-hornby-the-elopement-2025-paperback-9781529903348-1155472680.jpg?v=1744415848","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-elopement","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}