{"product_id":"import-71bd4a90-731b-4605-a42c-e53c4606aba7","title":"Our Noble Selves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from Kate Atkinson, author of the Jackson Brodie series: a devilishly witty novel of secrets, schemes and post-war Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders love OUR NOBLE SELVES:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is Kate Atkinson at her best'      \u003cbr\u003e'So many twists, turns and red herrings'      \u003cbr\u003e'I wonder - is Harry Flynn the next Jackson Brodie?'      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-------\u003c\/b\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlynn'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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eOur Noble Selves\u003c\/i\u003e, Kate Atkinson proves a \u003cb\u003etender, wry guide\u003c\/b\u003e to the eccentricities of British life as revealed in the archives.' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eGleefully observed - also beautifully illustrated - this novel is a\u003cb\u003e hoot.\u003c\/b\u003e The characters are \u003cb\u003eterrific\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA winning combination of \u003cb\u003eclever plotting\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003espry pacing\u003c\/b\u003e and an \u003cb\u003eendearing \u003c\/b\u003ecast of characters.' \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 352 pages | Published September 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66049258488076,"sku":"9781529937824","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781529937824.jpg?v=1793195312","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/import-71bd4a90-731b-4605-a42c-e53c4606aba7","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}