{"product_id":"9780241796900","title":"The Calamity Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Smart, funny, and driven by unforgettable characters ... a must-read' Bonnie Garmus, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With exquisite storytelling and unforgettable characters, The Calamity Club is a joyful, heartbreaking, heartwarming read. I loved it so much' Jennie Godfrey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pure hell-raising entertainment' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You give a girl a taste of fresh air and then you take it away-she'll grow fierce and wild to get it back.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOxford, Mississippi, 1933.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven-year-old \u003cb\u003eMeg Lefleur\u003c\/b\u003e has learned the hard way to rely on no one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver since her beloved mother failed to come home last Christmas Eve, she's been one of the 'unadoptable' girls at the town's orphanage, where she fights each day to keep her wits sharp and her spirit unbowed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she meets \u003cb\u003eBirdie\u003c\/b\u003e, a young woman who has come to Oxford determined to remind her socialite sister of the impoverished family she left behind, for the first time in a long while it seems someone else might care about Meg's future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie begins to suspect her sister's charmed life may be founded on a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman haunted by loss who has been pushed to the brink with nothing left to lose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn together by circumstance, they find unexpected kinship among a disreputable, determined band of women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in a town steeped in hypocrisy, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences …\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBold, heartwarming, and riotously funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Calamity Club \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable story of resilience and friendship, and a sisterhood of underestimated women who risk everything to take back control of their fates.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE HELP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Daring, vitally important and very courageous, I loved and admired \u003ci\u003eThe Help. \u003c\/i\u003eFantastic' MARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding, immensely funny, very compelling, brilliant' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA laugh-out-loud, vociferously angry must-read' Marie Claire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Touching, disgraceful, funny. Highly recommended' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fig Tree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57205318680949,"sku":"9780241796900","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9780241796900.jpg?v=1779110369","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9780241796900","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}