{"product_id":"cheerfulness-breaks-in-virago-modern-classics","title":"Cheerfulness Breaks in","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is summer 1939 and the social event of the year is about to take place: Rose Birkett, a flighty beauty with a penchant for breaking engagements and hearts, is finally getting married, and the whole village - especially her parents - breathes a sigh of relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy autumn, however, summer weddings seem a distant memory as war reaches Barsetshire. While the younger generation throws itself into the war effort with cheerful aplomb, older residents remember the last war keenly, and are fearful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen an entire London school of evacuees arrive, as well as a number of refugees, the village rallies round to accommodate them. Some inhabitants, though, fail to welcome the newcomers with open arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1940, this is a humorous and poignant picture of wartime in a rural community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Angela Thirkell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44953309052975,"sku":"9780349013411","price":799.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9780349013411.jpg?v=1770797955","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/cheerfulness-breaks-in-virago-modern-classics","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}