{"product_id":"magpie-lane","title":"Lucy Atkins: Magpie Lane [2021] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Riveting, twisty, page-turning stuff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 'best books of 2020' pick for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Radio 4 Open Book\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The page turner you've been looking for. Sly, witty and gripping . . . 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Is her growing friendship with the eccentric house historian, Linklater, any cause for concern? 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