{"product_id":"9780099540724","title":"Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell","description":"This tender story of parents, children and step-children, mistakes and secrets was Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel and is considered her masterpiece.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Set in the watchful society of Hollingford, this is a warm tale of love and longing. Molly Gibson is the spirited, loyal daughter of the local doctor. Their peaceful close-knit home is turned upside down when Molly's father decides to remarry. Whilst Molly struggles to adjust to her snobbish stepmother, she forms a close relationship with her glamorous new stepsister Cynthia. The strength of this friendship is soon tested as their lives become entwined with Squire Hamley and his two sons.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           `Gaskell's work will always be one of the adornments of liberal Britain' Guardian\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56223754846581,"sku":"9780099540724","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780099540724.jpg?v=1762218195","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780099540724","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}