{"title":"Paula Byrne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaula Byrne is the author of eight acclaimed works of non-fiction, most recently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Earlier books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Genius of Jane Austen, and Kick: The True Story of Kick Kennedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Paula wrote a tie-in book to the award-winning movie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBelle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In 2013, to coincide with the bi-centenary of the publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Paula wrote an innovative biography \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Other books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMad World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (about Evelyn Waugh and the writing of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePerdita: A Life of Mary Robinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Award. She is the author of two novels, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLook to Your Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlonde Venus and was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the historical consultant for PBS series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSanditon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She is founder of ReLit, a charity devoted to the mental health benefits of reading. She is married to Sir Jonathan Bate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"six-weeks-by-the-sea","title":"Six Weeks by the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSummer 1801. Sidmouth, England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Austen Family descends upon a fashionable Georgian seaside resort in Devonshire for a six-week holiday. Jane's brother, Frank, is on leave from the Royal Navy, and dearly wishes to unite his sister with his friend Captain Peter Parker. But another holidaymaker, a handsome stranger, catches sight of Jane and is determined to make her acquaintance. This rival to Captain Parker is Samuel Rose: a lawyer, literary man and abolitionist. As the weeks pass, Jane's relationship with both men brings about unexpected surprises. By the end of the summer, the course of her life will have changed forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet against the backdrop of Austen’s family, the tensions of the war against France, and naval and colonial politics, SIX WEEKS BY THE SEA is the fascinating story of how the most famous romance writer of all time fell in love for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55537296802165,"sku":"9780008753221","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/fbfa9f4d-8271-45b6-8ce6-388494b40395.jpg?v=1750865575"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.live\/collections\/paula-byrne-1.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}