{"product_id":"2026100012203-secondhand-festival-at-farbridge","title":"Festival At Farbridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quietly comic tradition of English provincial life, Festival at Farbridge bursts onto the page with the energy of a small town determined to put on the grandest celebration it has ever seen — and the wonderfully mismatched cast of dreamers, schemers, and idealists who make it happen. Set against the backdrop of the 1951 Festival of Britain, J. B. Priestley chronicles the chaotic, heartwarming efforts of three outsiders — Commodore Tribe, Laura Casey, and Ted Jenks — who descend upon the fictional market town of Farbridge and ignite a cultural festival against all odds, battling bureaucratic resistance, local indifference, and their own personal entanglements along the way.\n\nPriestley, one of the great chroniclers of English middle-class life, writes with a warmth and wit that is both gently satirical and deeply affectionate, illuminating the tensions between tradition and modernity, individualism and community, ambition and compromise. Festival at Farbridge stands as a rich, panoramic portrait of post-war Britain at a moment of cautious optimism, brimming with a vast ensemble of vividly drawn characters that only Priestley could conjure with such effortless humanity. With its irresistible blend of comedy, romance, and social observation, this novel leaves the reader wondering — can a town truly be transformed by the sheer force of imagination?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022638678235,"sku":"2026100012203-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5aadad96-5e15-4f92-98fc-87bc5001b196.png?v=1793665349","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012203-secondhand-festival-at-farbridge","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}