{"product_id":"a-natural-curiosity-paperback-by-margaret-drabble","title":"A Natural Curiosity Paperback by Margaret Drabble","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eEmblem Editions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2001-10-09)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780771028786\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e294.84\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.38 x 5.39 x 0.76\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eRich in character and incident, \u003ci\u003eA Natural Curiosity \u003c\/i\u003esweeps the reader from smart London townhouses to a run-down embassy in the Middle East, from the splendours of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris to drowsy afternoons in the hills of sunny Italy, as we re-encounter Alix, Liz, and Esther, three erudite, middle-aged, Cambridge-educated women living in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain. The story opens in 1987, when Alix, a conscientious social worker, befriends a convicted killer, when a dazed housewife begins an affair with a stranger after her husband’s suicide, and a comfort-loving TV executive undertakes to rescue a friend who’s been kidnapped by terrorists. \u003ci\u003eA Natural Curiosity \u003c\/i\u003eis wondrous and astute, and in Margaret Drabble’s hands, the seemingly improbable becomes vividly real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eMargaret Drabble was born in Sheffield, England, in 1939, and studied English at Cambridge University. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Radiant Way, A Natural Curiosity, The Gates of Ivory, The Witch of Exmoor,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Peppered Moth\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e. Among her non-fiction works are \u003ci\u003eArnold Bennett: A Biography, A Writer's Britain,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAngus Wilson: A Biography.\u003c\/i\u003e She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to English Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Drabble has three children and is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd. She lives in London, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45350377750689,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780771028786","price":17.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780771028786.jpg?v=1762918933","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/a-natural-curiosity-paperback-by-margaret-drabble","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}