{"product_id":"a-tilling-new-year-a-story-of-mapp-lucia-in-the-style-of-the-originals-by-e-f-benson-paperback","title":"A Tilling New Year: A story of Mapp \u0026 Lucia in the Style of the Originals by E.F.Benson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Mapp-Flint seeks to regain her status as the leader of Tilling society by holding a New Year's Eve party to which Lucia brings two unexpected and not entirely welcome guests, causing embarrassment, if not chaos. Elizabeth redoubles her social offensive by introducing an alternative to Tilling's traditional games of bridge, brought back from India many years before by her husband, Major Benjy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch a state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue, as Lucia offers a different form of entertainment, and battle between these two formidable hostesses commences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Tilling New Year\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a slice of life in the Tilling of the Mapp and Lucia novels by E.F.Benson, and is written in sincere tribute to these comic but yet sympathetic portraits of middle-class society in England in the 1920s and 1930s. It is the fourth book in Hugh Ashton's Mapp and Lucia series, following \u003cem\u003eMapp at Fifty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMapp's Return\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLa Lucia\u003c\/em\u003e, which have been enjoyed by fans of the original stories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46314390126731,"sku":"9781912605736","price":21.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/MUNIY0FJUnhjemg3N1lqQjFPSTBBZz09.webp?v=1774579787","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/a-tilling-new-year-a-story-of-mapp-lucia-in-the-style-of-the-originals-by-e-f-benson-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}