{"product_id":"the-great-good-places-hardcover","title":"The Great Good Places - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA luminous hybrid collection of short fiction, essay and memoir from literary giant Margaret Drabble\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of Britain's most dazzling writers' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe all age differently, some stoically, some angrily, some calmly, some with an unfailing spirit of adventure and an undimmed curiosity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of our finest literary voices, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Good Places\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous collection of essays, stories and memoir that traverses the experience of growing older and looking back on a life deeply lived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on decades of reading, writing and observation, Margaret Drabble reflects on the complex business of ageing, the strange workings of memory - its wonders and its fragility - and on the 'great good places', the childhood homes, coastal sanctuaries and cherished libraries that shape who we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich with a lifetime's worth of insight and wisdom and peppered with Drabble's trademark lucidity and wit, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Good Places\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegantly layered and profoundly moving meditation on time, place and the enduring power of recollection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDame Margaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Sheffield in 1939 and was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She is the author of eighteen novels including\u003ci\u003e A Summer Bird-Cage, The Millstone, The Peppered Moth, The Red Queen, The Sea Lady \u003c\/i\u003eand the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Pure Gold Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written biographies, screenplays and was the editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature. She was appointed CBE in 1980, and made DBE in the 2008 Honours list. She was also awarded the 2011 Golden PEN Award for a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67564481544441,"sku":"9781837265374","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pxis0MWhgD9781837265374.webp?v=1793512287","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-great-good-places-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}