{"product_id":"six-weeks-by-the-sea","title":"Six Weeks by the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid historical novel about Jane Austen that explores a question that has fascinated Janeites for years--Austen wrote some of the greatest love stories in existence, but did she ever fall in love?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jane Austen hears the news that her family is to leave their beloved country home for the city of Bath, she faints with surprise and horror. But there is one compensation: the promise of a six-week holiday by the sea while their new lodgings are being prepared. She relishes the bracing air and beautiful surroundings, takes pleasure in sea bathing, and shares laughter with her sister Cassandra and best friend Martha Lloyd. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo her joy, brother Frank arrives, fresh from naval exploits in the war against Napoleon. His friend Captain Parker seems to be making a play for Jane's affections, but her sharp emotional intelligence tells her that something is not quite right. Meanwhile, she assists the eccentric Reverend Swete in finding a home for his bi-racial granddaughter who has arrived from the West Indies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane initially takes against another visitor to the seaside resort of Sidmouth, the lawyer Samuel Rose, but as she gets to know him, a wholly different feeling begins to blossom. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with a same wit and style that echos Austen herself, Paula Byrne expertly interweaves her deep knowledge of Austen and her world to imagine and give voice to the most romantic summer of the beloved author's short life.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942634258663,"sku":"9781639369256","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_b95cf1b5-5f74-4ff9-a4b2-b9d3d813cac7.jpg?v=1775265353","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/six-weeks-by-the-sea","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}