{"product_id":"2026100009771-secondhand-coronation","title":"Coronation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: fep clipped. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the glittering spectacle of a royal coronation in mid-twentieth-century London, Paul Gallico's Coronation draws readers into a world where grandeur and pageantry collide with the intimate, ordinary lives of those who gather to witness history being made. Told through the perspectives of a richly drawn cast of characters — from wide-eyed working-class Londoners to seasoned observers of royal ceremony — the novel captures the charged atmosphere of national celebration with warmth, precision, and a quietly penetrating humanity.\n\nGallico, best known for his gift for emotionally resonant storytelling, once again illustrates his mastery of character and sentiment, weaving together individual human dramas against a vast, glittering backdrop. His prose is deceptively gentle, yet carries a sure-footed understanding of social class, longing, and the peculiar British pride that binds a nation together in moments of collective wonder. Coronation stands as a testament to Gallico's enduring ability to find profound meaning in the everyday — and leaves the reader wondering what, beneath the pomp and ceremony, it truly means to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203286278363,"sku":"2026100009771-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5afd85a1-15f8-4211-a23c-409e9ada6596.png?v=1788147585","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009771-secondhand-coronation","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}