{"product_id":"9781844082711","title":"Uncommon Arrangements","description":"Author: Katie Roiphe\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781844082711\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the memoirs, letters and diaries of a group of British intellectuals writing between 1910 and the Second World War, UNCOMMON ARRANGEMENTS paints a witty and insightful portrait of seven 'marriages a la mode', each triumphantly casting off Victorian inhibitions and pursuing bohemian ideals of freedom and equality.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as well as love and passion, there were tolerance, denial, anger, jealousy and drama. The Bloomsbury group's Clive and Vanessa Bell opened up their marriage to accommodate Vanessa's live-in lovers, and Clive's obsession with his sister-in-law, Virginia Woolf. H.G. Well's steadfast wife sent her love to his mistress Rebecca West when their son was born. And Vera Brittain and Katherine Mansfield, more devoted to their work than to their husbands, wrestled with unfulfilled desires.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is both a fascinating exploration of love, affection and friendship in marriage, and a brilliantly entertaining account of a dazzling era of high-society high living.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924979499166,"sku":"ING-9781844082711","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781844082711.jpg?v=1782956835","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781844082711","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}