{"product_id":"the-ugly-sister-9780333722411","title":"The Ugly Sister","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn The Ugly Sister  Winston Graham returns to Cornwall  home to his classic Poldark series. The Napoleonic Wars have ended  the age of steam has dawned. he introduces us to a wealth of memorable characters as Emma Spry tells her fascinating story.  One side of her face marred at birth  Emma grows up without affection  her elegant mother on the stage  her father killed in a duel before she was born. Her beautiful sister  Tamsin  is four years the elder and her mothers ambitions lie in Tamsins future and in her own success  both on the stage and off.  A shadow over their childhood at Place House  the family home of their uncle  is the bulky presence of Slade  the butler  an ominous man who has access to cellars not accessible to all.  Then there is Bram Fox  a predatory male  with his mischievous eyes and dazzling smile  who is a dangerous free-spirit and an ongoing distraction; Charles Lane  a skilled and visionary young engineer; Canon Robartes  in his draughty moorland rectory  relishing rebellion in the young Emma  her wit  her vulnerability  encouraging her natural gift for song.  Emma tells her story with a blunt and beguiling honesty  and no novelist has written more lyrically of Cornwall. The Ugly Sister is a joy to read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67932745924661,"sku":"ByrdShop_0333722418","price":248.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780333722411.jpg?v=1794229574","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ugly-sister-9780333722411","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}