{"product_id":"highland-fling","title":"Highland Fling","description":"In \u003ci\u003eHighland Fling\u003c\/i\u003e--Nancy Mitford's first novel, published in 1931--a set of completely incompatible and hilariously eccentric characters collide in a Scottish castle, where bright young things play pranks on their stodgy elders until the frothy plot climaxes in ghost sightings and a dramatic fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired in part by Mitford's youthful infatuation with a Scottish aristocrat, her story follows young Jane Dacre to a shooting party at Dulloch Castle, where she tramps around a damp and chilly moor on a hunting expedition with formidable Lady Prague, xenophobic General Murgatroyd, one-eyed Admiral Wenceslaus, and an assortment of other ancient and gouty peers of the realm, while falling in love with Albert, a surrealist painter with a mischievous sense of humor. Lighthearted and sparkling with witty banter, \u003ci\u003eHighland Fling\u003c\/i\u003e was Mitford's first foray into the delightful fictional world for which the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove in a Cold Climate \u003c\/i\u003elater became so celebrated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an Introduction by Julian Fellowes, creator of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833726513357,"sku":"9780345806956","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_cac10983-3418-47d5-90d7-a4f95bb46eea.jpg?v=1790894478","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/highland-fling","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}