{"product_id":"the-perfect-summer-england-1911-just-before-the-storm-paperback","title":"The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm - 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\u003eJuliet Nicolson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"sparkling social history\" that brings the twilight of the Edwardian era to life (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003ePerfect Summer\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a glorious English summer just over a century ago, when the world was on the cusp of irrevocable change. That summer of 1911, a new king was crowned and the aristocracy was at play, bounding from one house party to the next. But perfection was not for all. Cracks in the social fabric were showing. The country was brought to a standstill by industrial strikes. Temperatures rose steadily to more than 100 degrees; by August, deaths from heatstroke were too many for newspapers to report.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on material from intimate and rarely seen sources and narrated from the viewpoints of a series of exceptional individuals--among them a debutante, a choirboy, a politician, a trade unionist, a butler, and the queen--\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is a vividly rendered glimpse of a bygone time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brimming with delectable information and little-known facts . . . manages to describe every stratum of English society . . . Where Nicolson is especially good, however, is with the royals and the aristocracy, whose country estates, salons, entertainments, and affairs--discreet and indiscreet--she describes with accuracy and humor.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Providence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A hugely interesting portrait of a society teetering on a precipice both nationally and internationally . . . As page turning as a novel.\" --\u003cb\u003eJoanna Trollope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuliet Nicolson\u003c\/b\u003e is the granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and the daughter of Nigel Nicolson. She lives in London and at Sissinghurst Castle, Kent. She is the author of the best seller \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Summer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Silence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.26 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49484899287195,"sku":"9780802143679","price":21.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/4602\/1275\/files\/ieCn85IUwu9780802143679.webp?v=1788974456","url":"https:\/\/www.statesideqm.com\/products\/the-perfect-summer-england-1911-just-before-the-storm-paperback","provider":"Stateside Quartermaster, Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}