{"product_id":"2026200006679-secondhand-miss-emily-in-black-lace-a-christmas-tale-in-which-the-heroine-is-plain-and-perilously-near-forty-and-the-good-fairy-has-bushy-eyebrows-and-green-eyes","title":"Miss Emily In Black Lace: A Christmas Tale In Which The Heroine Is Plain And Perilously Near Forty And The Good Fairy Has Bushy Eyebrows And Green Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Binding loose - pages still intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming and witty work of romantic fiction, Miss Emily In Black Lace: A Christmas Tale In Which The Heroine Is Plain And Perilously Near Forty And The Good Fairy Has Bushy Eyebrows And Green Eyes chronicles the holiday season adventures of Emily, an unconventional heroine who defies the polished archetypes of traditional romance. Nina Murdoch crafts a warmly humorous narrative that celebrates the overlooked and the ordinary, presenting a protagonist whose plainness and advancing age are worn not as burdens but as badges of quiet dignity. The story unfolds with a delightful fairy-tale sensibility, complete with an unlikely magical benefactor whose bushy eyebrows and green eyes signal that enchantment arrives in the most unexpected guises. Murdoch's tone is gently satirical yet deeply affectionate, illustrating that love and transformation are not the exclusive province of the young and beautiful. Set against the festive backdrop of Christmas, this tale argues persuasively that life's most meaningful second chances often arrive fashionably late.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810610852059,"sku":"2026200006679-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/20cfe3dd-4272-4201-b363-d8fde7c18f5e.png?v=1779805927","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006679-secondhand-miss-emily-in-black-lace-a-christmas-tale-in-which-the-heroine-is-plain-and-perilously-near-forty-and-the-good-fairy-has-bushy-eyebrows-and-green-eyes","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}