{"product_id":"a-proper-bloom","title":"A Proper Bloom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll her life, Anne de Bourgh has been told what her health will allow, whom she will marry, and how little she may hope for.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Pemberley gives her what Rosings never has - air, room, and people who ask what she wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAway from her mother's watchful management, in a house where kindness is the ordinary currency, Anne begins to recover: first in body, and then, more dangerously, in spirit. She walks a little farther each day. She speaks a little more of her own mind. And she begins to face the question no one has ever permitted her to ask - \u003cem\u003ewhat life would I choose, if the choice were truly my own?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a gentle, formidable thing, a woman deciding to bloom. And Anne is discovering she has roots deeper than anyone at Rosings ever guessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sweet, closed-door Pride and Prejudice sequel - for readers who love\u003c\/strong\u003e a quiet heroine coming into her own - Austen's world beyond the Bennets * gentle, character-first storytelling * found family at Pemberley * and the deep satisfaction of a life chosen on purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Proper Bloom\u003c\/em\u003e is Book 2 of The Smaller Proofs Collection, and follows Anne de Bourgh's story - Book 1, \u003cem\u003eBy Smaller Proofs\u003c\/em\u003e, follows Elizabeth and Darcy's story. Gentle throughout, no scandal, no spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wondrous Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":67741370974512,"sku":"9609816000016","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9609816000016.jpg?v=1788734997","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/a-proper-bloom","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}