{"product_id":"laburnum-grove-paperback","title":"Laburnum Grove - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. B. Priestley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFerndale, Laburnum Grove. A quiet, residential address in one of the newer north London suburbs. George Radfern, decent, respectable citizen and householder spends his Sunday evenings in his greenhouse, listening to Handel on the wireless. But when his grasping in-laws and daughter's obnoxious beau try to coax more money from him, George makes an unlikely confession. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exploration of greed and dishonesty in suburban England, Priestley observes the facade of middle class respectability, and its crooked undercurrent with verve and humanity in this immorally comic story of money, family, and criminality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.B. Priestley was born in 1894 in Bradford, Yorkshire. His plays dominated the London stage from the 1930s to the 1950s with such classics as \u003ci\u003eDangerous Corner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEden End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaburnum Grove\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Have Been Here Before\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime and the Conways\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen We Are Married\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJohnson Over Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThey Came to a City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Inspector Calls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Linden Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSummer Day's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Cage\u003c\/i\u003e. His many novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Good Companions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngel Pavement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBright Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLost Empires\u003c\/i\u003e. During the Second World War, he established a new reputation as a broadcaster and social commentator. He died in 1984.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157712240703,"sku":"9781849434928","price":24.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/rFZJkwMpDY9781849434928.webp?v=1776983657","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/laburnum-grove-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}