{"product_id":"81-cadogan-square","title":"81 Cadogan Square - Daphne Economou","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'There are happy homes and unhappy homes, and Mother always said that one should never compromise with a house that does not like you. So it was a relief that 81 liked us....'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e81 Cadogan Square\u003c\/em\u003e is not a conventional autobiography. Once again Daphne Economou has laid herself open and the cool, clear voice of the growing girl dispassionately watching and taking stock of the adult world, comes to us in another remarkable book from the author of \u003cem\u003eSaturday's Child - a journey through an Indian childhood\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe magic of early childhood \u003cem\u003ewhen anything seemed possible \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis shattered by the stark reality of battered, post-war Britain, and by the struggle of a still half-tamed child to come to terms with the conformity of boarding school life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the devastating truthfulness of a child's non-negotiable sense of justice and a wry sense of humour that never tries to be funny, Economou retrieves the figures and events and the strangely meaningful relationships, that transformed 81 Cardogan Square into a home-away from home for a girl \u003cem\u003ewith a foot in three worlds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis story about families, people and places moves easefully between Athens and London, with the inevitable sadness of partings and loss and the constant \u003cem\u003epain of return \u003c\/em\u003efor a lost Indian childhood. A story that is hard to put down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hellenic Bookservice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55870664475003,"sku":null,"price":13.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/6862\/0411\/files\/9789604711277.jpg?v=1761571846","url":"https:\/\/hellenic-books.com\/products\/81-cadogan-square","provider":"Hellenic Bookservice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}