{"product_id":"perfect-explanation-1","title":"Perfect Explanation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA Perfect Explanation is a novel by Eleanor Anstruther that was longlisted for the Not the Booker Prize 2019, The Desmond Elliott Prize 2019, Observer: Fiction to look out for in 2019, The i Papers 30 of the best new debut novels to read in 2019, and Scottish Review of Books: 2019 in Prospect. It is a fictionalized account of the true story of Enid Campbell, granddaughter of the 8th Duke of Argyll, exploring themes of ownership, abandonment, and gender. The book is filled with cerebral intensity and scintillating dialogue, and the truth remains the same in a world of privilege, with no heroes or villains. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 March 2019\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the Not the Booker Prize 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObserver: Fiction to look out for in 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe i Paper’s 30 of the best new debut novels to read in 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScottish Review of Books: 2019 in Prospect\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs featured on BBC Woman’s Hour, Sky Sunrise and London Live\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Filled with cerebral intensity and scintillating dialogue’ —The Desmond Elliott Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of ownership and abandonment, Eleanor Anstruther’s bestselling debut is a fictionalised account of the true story of Enid Campbell (1892–1964), granddaughter of the 8th Duke of Argyll. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving one significant day in 1964 with a decade during the interwar period, \u003cem\u003eA Perfect Explanation\u003c\/em\u003e gets to the heart of what it is to be bound by gender, heritage and tradition, to fight, to lose, to fight again. In a world of privilege, truth remains the same; there are no heroes and villains, only people misunderstood. Here, in the pages of this extraordinary book where the unspoken is conveyed with vivid simplicity, lies a story that will leave you reeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 348g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 214 x 139 x 26 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781784631642                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eleanor Anstruther","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44102431703290,"sku":"9781784631642","price":9.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/e6ba8a973df58391b58c55d3ea9ba45a.jpg?v=1625625090","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/perfect-explanation-1","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}