{"product_id":"the-housekeeper","title":"The Housekeeper","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom enduring bestseller Rose Tremain comes a sweeping and dramatic story of secret love and a bold imagining of how a Classic novel came to be written\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dramatic story of forbidden love, from enduring bestseller Rose Tremain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Danowski – known as Danni – is the housekeeper of a grand mansion on the wild coast of Cornwall. When glamorous young writer Daphne du Maurier visits Manderville Hall to research her new novel, she and Danni are drawn into a clandestine and intoxicating affair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Danni, it is an all-consuming love; for Daphne a submission to long-suppressed desires. But their fragile secret is vulnerable to prying eyes and destined for heartbreak. When Daphne’s novel launches to triumphant success, Danni is distraught to find herself transformed into a malign and jealous character on the page. She seeks respite from the hurt by telling her own story:\u003cem\u003e The Housekeeper\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat unforeseen encounters, what forbidden feelings can inspire a writer? With flair and panache, Rose Tremain has invented the story of how a great novel of the past came into being and in turn creates a masterwork of her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rose Tremain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598137196696,"sku":"9781784745929","price":38.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/5193\/1032\/files\/Rose-Tremain-The-Housekeeper-Mrs-Blackwell-s-Village-Bookshop-Greytown-NZ.jpg?v=1790624016","url":"https:\/\/villagebookshop.co.nz\/products\/the-housekeeper","provider":"Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop Greytown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}