{"product_id":"9780349107462","title":"Summer In February","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Smith, Jonathan \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/02\/1996,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349107462,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Alfred Munnings, retiring President of the Royal Academy, chooses the 1949 Annual Banquet to launch a savage attack on Modern Art. The effect of his diatribe is doubly shocking, leaving not only his distinguished audience gasping but also many people tuning in to the BBC's live radio broadcast. But as he approaches the end of his assault, the speech suddenly dissolves into incoherence when he stumbles over a name - a name he normally takes such pains to avoid - that takes him back forty years to a special time and a special place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer in February is a disturbing and moving re-creation of a celebrated Edwardian artistic community enjoying the last days of a golden age soon to be shattered by war. As resonant and understated as The Go-Between, it is a love story of beauty, deprivation and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697755619372,"sku":"9780349107462","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780349107462.jpg?v=1722602477","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9780349107462","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}