{"product_id":"9780007467730","title":"Seating Arrangements","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Shipstead, Maggie \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 June 2013 by Harpercollins Publishers (The Borough Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 432 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 130 x 28 | 308g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Joyously good' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A ferociously clever comedy of manners' GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A wise, sophisticated and funny novel about family, fidelity, class and crisis' MARIE CLAIRE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A well-observed, hilarious, yet moving novel' WOMAN \u0026amp; HOME\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and 2012 L.A. Times First Novel Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster and champagne, salt air and practiced bonhomie, but long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Winn Van Meter, father-of-the-bride, has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust, but now, just shy of his sixtieth birthday, he must finally confront his failings, his desires, and his own humanity...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Maggie Shipstead is a hugely talented young writer - definitely one to watch' GRAZIA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Distinctive and dazzling ... The world has found a remarkable, humane new voice to explain us to ourselves' Allison Pearson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491278012802,"sku":"9780007467730","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780007467730.jpg?v=1753742941","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9780007467730","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}