{"id":4506766835756,"title":"A Springtime Affair (2020) - Hardback","handle":"a-springtime-affair-2020","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Springtime Affair is about a mother and daughter.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey have their separate stories but because they are so close, their stories are interlinked.  It asks the question, do daughters look out for their mothers as much as their mothers look out for them?  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoes the mother have to hold back from commenting on her daughter’s choice of partner?  Is it more acceptable for the daughter to comment on her mother’s?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelena, the daughter, is a weaver and also a ‘super recogniser’.  Although this is a gift, it isn’t always a pleasant thing to have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-02-05T10:57:06+00:00","created_at":"2020-02-05T11:03:39+00:00","vendor":"Katie Fforde","type":"books","tags":["A Springtime Affair","book","Katie Fforde"],"price":1499,"price_min":1499,"price_max":1499,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32044318851116,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"A Springtime Affair (2020) - Hardback","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"A Springtime Affair (2020) - Hardback","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1499,"weight":599,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781780897561"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/1._A_Springtime_Affair_cover_6cm.png?v=1582546690"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/1._A_Springtime_Affair_cover_6cm.png?v=1582546690","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6594334883884,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.627,"height":753,"width":472,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/1._A_Springtime_Affair_cover_6cm.png?v=1582546690"},"aspect_ratio":0.627,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/1._A_Springtime_Affair_cover_6cm.png?v=1582546690","width":472}],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Springtime Affair is about a mother and daughter.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey have their separate stories but because they are so close, their stories are interlinked.  It asks the question, do daughters look out for their mothers as much as their mothers look out for them?  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoes the mother have to hold back from commenting on her daughter’s choice of partner?  Is it more acceptable for the daughter to comment on her mother’s?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelena, the daughter, is a weaver and also a ‘super recogniser’.  Although this is a gift, it isn’t always a pleasant thing to have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4506778468396,"title":"A Rose Petal Summer (2019)","handle":"a-rose-petal-summer-2019","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kernel for this book was hearing one of my son’s friends who was visiting from Thailand talking about learning to make it from the internet.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI’ve always loved perfume and will wear two sorts at once to get a new scent so the thought that you could just learn how to make it fascinated me although I don’t feel you can really learn it digitally unless you’re a lot more clued up than I am.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI thought I had to put it in a book but knew it had to be my male character who did it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoing research is often my favourite part of writing and so took my friend Jo Thomas off to a perfume course in London.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(The Experimental Perfume Club – absolutely fascinating.)\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe research always affects the story but a story needs to have more than one strand.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSo I began with a secret desire of mine to apply to one of the amazing sounding jobs advertised in The Lady.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think the greatest joy of being a writer is that you can satisfy your curiosity about different worlds without actually having to get your hands dirty.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eYou can have a job as a stable girl if you want even though you can’t ride and are over retirement age.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI always want to apply for almost every job I see advertised (except those involving accountancy, even my overactive imagination stops me thinking I could do that) and in my fictional world I can do those things – without any of the necessary skills to hold that job down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca 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(2019)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":599,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781784758257"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/4._A_Rose_Petal_Summer.jpg?v=1582546595"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/4._A_Rose_Petal_Summer.jpg?v=1582546595","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6594314534956,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.622,"height":753,"width":468,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/4._A_Rose_Petal_Summer.jpg?v=1582546595"},"aspect_ratio":0.622,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/4._A_Rose_Petal_Summer.jpg?v=1582546595","width":468}],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kernel for this book was hearing one of my son’s friends who was visiting from Thailand talking about learning to make it from the internet.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI’ve always loved perfume and will wear two sorts at once to get a new scent so the thought that you could just learn how to make it fascinated me although I don’t feel you can really learn it digitally unless you’re a lot more clued up than I am.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI thought I had to put it in a book but knew it had to be my male character who did it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoing research is often my favourite part of writing and so took my friend Jo Thomas off to a perfume course in London.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(The Experimental Perfume Club – absolutely fascinating.)\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe research always affects the story but a story needs to have more than one strand.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSo I began with a secret desire of mine to apply to one of the amazing sounding jobs advertised in The Lady.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think the greatest joy of being a writer is that you can satisfy your curiosity about different worlds without actually having to get your hands dirty.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eYou can have a job as a stable girl if you want even though you can’t ride and are over retirement age.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI always want to apply for almost every job I see advertised (except those involving accountancy, even my overactive imagination stops me thinking I could do that) and in my fictional world I can do those things – without any of the necessary skills to hold that job down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1780897545\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=1780897545\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=katieffordede-21\u0026amp;linkId=62f05925d21ae213408727019a3d833b\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"basketButton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e"}

{"id":4513396654124,"title":"The Christmas Stocking (2018)","handle":"the-christmas-stocking-2019","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI love writing about Christmas . In my second book (The Rose Revived) I had three protagonists and they all had different Christmases and in my third book (Wild Designs) I put in the Christmas we had at my house at the time, without the drama.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSo when I was asked to write enough Christmas stories to fill a book, I was enthusiastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gave me an opportunity to revisit a house which has appeared in three books previously.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Wedding Season, Love Letters and Recipe for Love.)\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI loved Fenella and Rupert who lived in the house and enjoyed the chance to write\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomething where they had a more starring role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also revisited Crinan in a story.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI had enjoyed writing Summer at Sea which is set in Crinan and so go back there, some of the characters reappearing, was a delight.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAnd haven’t we all wished for A Christmas Fairy to ring on the door to take the stress out of the day?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also did something I never thought I’d do with these stories.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMy editor said, ‘I’d love you to write a ghost story,.’\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBefore my denial that this was possible was fully out of my mouth, I’d had an idea.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea behind a book of Christmas stories is that in the run up to Christmas, lots of people are too busy to engage in a novel.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMy thought is when the relations are getting a bit much, you can slope off to the bathroom, lock the door, read a story and come out having had a rest and able to gather up used mugs and put the kettle on again with a smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePs\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMy daughter’s dogs have a starring role in one of these stories.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThey are my granddogs and are allowed to get away with anything!\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-02-07T11:16:33+00:00","created_at":"2020-02-07T11:19:57+00:00","vendor":"Katie Fforde","type":"books","tags":["book","Katie Fforde","The Christmas Stocking"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32075790352428,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"The Christmas Stocking (2018)","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Christmas Stocking (2018)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":599,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781784757274"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/3._The_Christmas_Stocking.jpg?v=1582547604"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/3._The_Christmas_Stocking.jpg?v=1582547604","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6594562687020,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":753,"width":491,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/3._The_Christmas_Stocking.jpg?v=1582547604"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/3._The_Christmas_Stocking.jpg?v=1582547604","width":491}],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI love writing about Christmas . In my second book (The Rose Revived) I had three protagonists and they all had different Christmases and in my third book (Wild Designs) I put in the Christmas we had at my house at the time, without the drama.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSo when I was asked to write enough Christmas stories to fill a book, I was enthusiastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gave me an opportunity to revisit a house which has appeared in three books previously.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Wedding Season, Love Letters and Recipe for Love.)\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI loved Fenella and Rupert who lived in the house and enjoyed the chance to write\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomething where they had a more starring role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also revisited Crinan in a story.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI had enjoyed writing Summer at Sea which is set in Crinan and so go back there, some of the characters reappearing, was a delight.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAnd haven’t we all wished for A Christmas Fairy to ring on the door to take the stress out of the day?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also did something I never thought I’d do with these stories.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMy editor said, ‘I’d love you to write a ghost story,.’\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBefore my denial that this was possible was fully out of my mouth, I’d had an idea.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea behind a book of Christmas stories is that in the run up to Christmas, lots of people are too busy to engage in a novel.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMy thought is when the relations are getting a bit much, you can slope off to the bathroom, lock the door, read a story and come out having had a rest and able to gather up used mugs and put the kettle on again with a smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePs\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMy daughter’s dogs have a starring role in one of these stories.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThey are my granddogs and are allowed to get away with anything!\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4506825162796,"title":"A Country Escape (2018)","handle":"a-country-escape-2018","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one was sparked off by my daughter telling me that her farming guru (Jonathan Crump, who also makes prize winning cheese) had said ‘I think your mum should write a book about farming.’\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis coincided with a wonderful TV programme that showed the lives of several Scottish farmers through their farming year.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI loved my research and although I discovered I am afraid of cows I felt learnt a lot and that YouTube can teach you to make almost anything.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn this case it was cheese which is still my passion.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut my love of the countryside, even in winter, along with my love of nature and animals are in here.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt also includes my fondness for old ladies, which gives me an opportunity to practice becoming a really difficult one!\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-02-05T10:57:06+00:00","created_at":"2020-02-05T11:20:44+00:00","vendor":"Katie Fforde","type":"books","tags":["A Country Escape","book","Katie Fforde"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32044627886124,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"A Country Escape (2018)","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"A Country Escape (2018)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":599,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780099579434"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/5._a-country-escape.jpg?v=1582546504"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/5._a-country-escape.jpg?v=1582546504","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6594294349868,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.623,"height":753,"width":469,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/5._a-country-escape.jpg?v=1582546504"},"aspect_ratio":0.623,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/5._a-country-escape.jpg?v=1582546504","width":469}],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one was sparked off by my daughter telling me that her farming guru (Jonathan Crump, who also makes prize winning cheese) had said ‘I think your mum should write a book about farming.’\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis coincided with a wonderful TV programme that showed the lives of several Scottish farmers through their farming year.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI loved my research and although I discovered I am afraid of cows I felt learnt a lot and that YouTube can teach you to make almost anything.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn this case it was cheese which is still my passion.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut my love of the countryside, even in winter, along with my love of nature and animals are in here.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt also includes my fondness for old ladies, which gives me an opportunity to practice becoming a really difficult one!\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4506833715244,"title":"A Secret Garden (2017)","handle":"a-secret-garden-2017","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople often suggest ideas for books and mostly, I smile and say, ‘that’s a book for you to write.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut an old friend had gone on about the Master Mason at Gloucester Cathedral for years and eventually I caved in and was introduced.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhat a hero!\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI knew I had to have him and his enormous skill in a book somehow.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut there’s always more than one inspiration for a book and A Secret Garden has at least three.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn fact, if I think about it too hard I realise just how many there were for this one.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of them is bread.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI think yeast is just magic and when I met The Artisan Baker I realised that in the right hands it really is!\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI always love writing about food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was also inspired to write about a garden designer, partly by the talented and forgiving woman who looks after my garden and partly by another garden designer who’s in my choir.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI do love it when I know what my character looks like from the off!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomehow I managed to weave these ideas into a book I really enjoyed writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-02-05T10:57:06+00:00","created_at":"2020-02-05T11:23:47+00:00","vendor":"Katie Fforde","type":"books","tags":["A Secret Garden","book","Katie Fforde"],"price":799,"price_min":799,"price_max":799,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32044685230124,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"A Secret Garden (2017)","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"A Secret Garden (2017)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":799,"weight":599,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780099579366"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/6._A_Secret_Garden.jpg?v=1582546620"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/6._A_Secret_Garden.jpg?v=1582546620","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6594319810604,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.649,"height":753,"width":489,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/6._A_Secret_Garden.jpg?v=1582546620"},"aspect_ratio":0.649,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/6._A_Secret_Garden.jpg?v=1582546620","width":489}],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople often suggest ideas for books and mostly, I smile and say, ‘that’s a book for you to write.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut an old friend had gone on about the Master Mason at Gloucester Cathedral for years and eventually I caved in and was introduced.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhat a hero!\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI knew I had to have him and his enormous skill in a book somehow.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut there’s always more than one inspiration for a book and A Secret Garden has at least three.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn fact, if I think about it too hard I realise just how many there were for this one.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of them is bread.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI think yeast is just magic and when I met The Artisan Baker I realised that in the right hands it really is!\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI always love writing about food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was also inspired to write about a garden designer, partly by the talented and forgiving woman who looks after my garden and partly by another garden designer who’s in my choir.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI do love it when I know what my character looks like from the off!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomehow I managed to weave these ideas into a book I really enjoyed writing.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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{"id":4513406844972,"title":"The Perfect Match (2014)","handle":"the-perfect-match-2014","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI love property programmes and have an on-line estate agent addiction.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt happened that my sister and brother in law were house hunting and I often went with them.  It seemed the perfect time to combine my interests and feelings about estate agents and what they do and write a book about it.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI had a lot of fun!  I spent a day with a local estate agent and saw it from the inside.  My sister and brother in law were also very helpful!’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-02-07T11:16:33+00:00","created_at":"2020-02-07T11:25:20+00:00","vendor":"Katie Fforde","type":"books","tags":["book","Katie Fforde","The Perfect Match"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32075811651628,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"The Perfect Match (2014)","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Perfect Match (2014)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":599,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780099539230"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/10._The_Perfect_Match_copy.png?v=1582547639"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/10._The_Perfect_Match_copy.png?v=1582547639","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6594573565996,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.651,"height":753,"width":490,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/10._The_Perfect_Match_copy.png?v=1582547639"},"aspect_ratio":0.651,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/10._The_Perfect_Match_copy.png?v=1582547639","width":490}],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI love property programmes and have an on-line estate agent addiction.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt happened that my sister and brother in law were house hunting and I often went with them.  It seemed the perfect time to combine my interests and feelings about estate agents and what they do and write a book about it.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI had a lot of fun!  I spent a day with a local estate agent and saw it from the inside.  My sister and brother in law were also very helpful!’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4513411661868,"title":"A French Affair (2013)","handle":"a-french-affair-2013","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’d always wanted to write a book about antiques and thought that’s what I was doing when I started out to write Flora’s Lot.  However Flora’s Lot turned out to be about auction houses - just as fascinating.  But it left my antique book still waiting.  I had met a lovely girl who told me how she and her sister inherited an antiques business from their father who had died very suddenly.  They said, \"We don’t know anything about antiques so obviously we won’t carry on\".  But somehow they did and learnt about the business just through doing it.  \"What a fabulous idea for a book\", I said.  Still the moment wasn’t right.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt wasn’t until I met someone else who mentioned their hobby was antiques that I related these sisters. \"I know them\", she said, and suddenly the moment was right.  Again, doing the research was brilliant fun.  I still know very little about antiques but I am still fascinated by them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-02-07T11:16:33+00:00","created_at":"2020-02-07T11:28:27+00:00","vendor":"Katie Fforde","type":"books","tags":["A French Affair","book","Katie Fforde"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32075820138540,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"A French Affair (2013)","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"A French Affair (2013)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":145,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780099539193"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/11._afrenchaffair.jpg?v=1582546535"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/11._afrenchaffair.jpg?v=1582546535","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6594300674092,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.62,"height":753,"width":467,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/11._afrenchaffair.jpg?v=1582546535"},"aspect_ratio":0.62,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/11._afrenchaffair.jpg?v=1582546535","width":467}],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’d always wanted to write a book about antiques and thought that’s what I was doing when I started out to write Flora’s Lot.  However Flora’s Lot turned out to be about auction houses - just as fascinating.  But it left my antique book still waiting.  I had met a lovely girl who told me how she and her sister inherited an antiques business from their father who had died very suddenly.  They said, \"We don’t know anything about antiques so obviously we won’t carry on\".  But somehow they did and learnt about the business just through doing it.  \"What a fabulous idea for a book\", I said.  Still the moment wasn’t right.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt wasn’t until I met someone else who mentioned their hobby was antiques that I related these sisters. \"I know them\", she said, and suddenly the moment was right.  Again, doing the research was brilliant fun.  I still know very little about antiques but I am still fascinated by them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4513435811884,"title":"Recipe for Love (2012)","handle":"recipe-for-love","description":"\u003cspan\u003eIn Recipe for Love I really wanted to write about a television cookery show.  They are among some of my favourite watching.  I loved having a larger cast of characters than usual, giving them all different motives for entering the competition.  I always love researching food and it was through this book I discovered that honey spread on cheese is really delicious!\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2020-02-07T11:16:33+00:00","created_at":"2020-02-07T11:41:58+00:00","vendor":"Katie Fforde","type":"books","tags":["book","Katie Fforde"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32075881414700,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"Recipe for Love (2012)","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Recipe for Love (2012)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":599,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780099539179"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/12._recipeforlove.jpg?v=1582547214"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/12._recipeforlove.jpg?v=1582547214","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6594458943532,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.653,"height":753,"width":492,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/12._recipeforlove.jpg?v=1582547214"},"aspect_ratio":0.653,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/12._recipeforlove.jpg?v=1582547214","width":492}],"content":"\u003cspan\u003eIn Recipe for Love I really wanted to write about a television cookery show.  They are among some of my favourite watching.  I loved having a larger cast of characters than usual, giving them all different motives for entering the competition.  I always love researching food and it was through this book I discovered that honey spread on cheese is really delicious!\u003c\/span\u003e"}

{"id":4513439252524,"title":"Summer of Love (2011)","handle":"summer-of-love-2011","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI was flicking through a Sunday supplement once and unexpectedly came across a picture of Prince Harry.  In it he looked the living spit of his grandfather, Prince Philip.  I remembered an argument I had with a friend who was convinced Prince Harry wasn’t Prince Charles’s child.  It wasn’t this aspect that fascinated me but how would it be if you suddenly saw a child and recognised it as being one of your own family.  How would this feel?  This, and my passion for outward bound programmes (I watch a lot of day time television) combined to inspire this book.  I went on a Ray Mears course and had the best time.  The photographs win the prize for the most unflattering of me ever taken.\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2020-02-07T11:16:33+00:00","created_at":"2020-02-07T11:43:43+00:00","vendor":"Katie Fforde","type":"books","tags":["book","Katie Fforde","Summer of Love"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32075891114028,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"Summer of Love (2011)","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Summer of Love (2011)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":599,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780099539148"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/13._summerlove.jpg?v=1582553838"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/13._summerlove.jpg?v=1582553838","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6596293623852,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":753,"width":491,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/13._summerlove.jpg?v=1582553838"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":753,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0309\/6199\/1724\/products\/13._summerlove.jpg?v=1582553838","width":491}],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI was flicking through a Sunday supplement once and unexpectedly came across a picture of Prince Harry.  In it he looked the living spit of his grandfather, Prince Philip.  I remembered an argument I had with a friend who was convinced Prince Harry wasn’t Prince Charles’s child.  It wasn’t this aspect that fascinated me but how would it be if you suddenly saw a child and recognised it as being one of your own family.  How would this feel?  This, and my passion for outward bound programmes (I watch a lot of day time television) combined to inspire this book.  I went on a Ray Mears course and had the best time.  The photographs win the prize for the most unflattering of me ever taken.\u003c\/span\u003e"}

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