{"product_id":"our-noble-selves","title":"Our Noble Selves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe compelling new novel from one of Britain's best loved storytellers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of 1951 and everyone is looking to put the dark days of the war behind them. The government's solution: The Festival of Britain, a celebration of the country's creativity, grit and ingenuity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFor foreign correspondent turned war reporter Harry Flynn, it might offer the chance of redemption after a bad war in the Far East and a peace that is proving no easier to negotiate. Having failed to resume his journalistic career, he reluctantly joins an oddball team of misfits, ne'er-do-wells and downright chancers helping to ready the Festival of Britain for launch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFlynn's attempts to resume some semblance of a romantic life also founder when one of his dates goes missing and he is deemed to be the last person to have seen her alive. Could he have been in some way responsible for her disappearance?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nLittle does he realize that the answer to some of his mounting problems may lie in the hands of a precocious, straight-talking thirteen-year-old called Veronica and a rather scruffy terrier who goes by the name of Mrs Betty...\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nBrilliantly plotted, witty and compelling, \u003ci\u003eOur Noble Selves\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms Kate Atkinson's place as one of the greatest chroniclers of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprint: DOUBLEDAY UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplier: Penguin Random House Distribution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubjects: Code FV (scheme 12), Code FA (scheme 12), Code 5HD (scheme 98), Code FV (scheme 93), Code 3MPQ (scheme 96), Code FBA (scheme 93), Code FXD (scheme 93), Code 1DDU (scheme 94), books for men; christmas presents; historical fiction; mystery; book club; books for women; best sellers; historical fiction kindle books; sunday times bestsellers; gifts for her; literary fiction; historical novels; mysteries; best selling books; gifts for women; historical fiction books; mystery books; new books 2026; award winning books; life after life; shrines of gaiety; the women; kristin hannah; the nightingale; robert harris; gabriel's moon; william boyd; hamnet; maggie o'farrell; colm toibin; long island; laura shepherd-robinson; mid century; betty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49024672006393,"sku":"9781529937831","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/9781529937831.jpg?v=1788835004","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/our-noble-selves","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}