{"product_id":"the-calamity-club-1","title":"The Calamity Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Smart, funny, and driven by unforgettable characters ... a must-read' Bonnie Garmus, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA rip-roaring adventure of found family, complex sisterhood and tested moral compasses' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Pure hell-raising entertainment' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The biggest publishing event of the year' \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exquisite storytelling ... a joyful, heartbreaking, heartwarming read. I loved it so much' Jennie Godfrey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You give a girl a taste of fresh air and then you take it away she ll grow fierce and wild to get it back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOxford, Mississippi, 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old \u003cb\u003eMeg Lefleur\u003c\/b\u003e has learned the hard way to rely on no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since her beloved mother failed to come home last Christmas Eve, she s been one of the 'unadoptable' girls at the town s orphanage, where she fights each day to keep her wits sharp and her spirit unbowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she meets \u003cb\u003eBirdie\u003c\/b\u003e, a young woman who has come to Oxford determined to remind her socialite sister of the impoverished family she left behind, for the first time in a long while it seems someone else might care about Meg s future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie begins to suspect her sister s charmed life may be founded on a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman haunted by loss who has been pushed to the brink with nothing left to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn together by circumstance, they find unexpected kinship among a disreputable, determined band of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a town steeped in hypocrisy, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBold, heartwarming, and riotously funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Calamity Club \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable story of resilience and friendship, and a sisterhood of underestimated women who risk everything to take back control of their fates.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As witty, bold, and transportive as it is heartbreaking and compassionate' Shelley Read, author of \u003ci\u003eGo as a River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous novel with a lot of heart\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It s such a joy to immerse yourself in this world and with these characters ... \u003cb\u003ea really special book that s been well worth the wait' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE HELP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Daring, vitally important and very courageous, I loved and admired \u003ci\u003eThe Help. \u003c\/i\u003eFantastic' MARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding, immensely funny, very compelling, brilliant' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A laugh-out-loud, vociferously angry must-read' Marie Claire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Touching, disgraceful, funny. Highly recommended' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62654698291587,"sku":"9780241796917","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8033\/3699\/files\/9780241796917.jpg?v=1789727191","url":"https:\/\/thebuddyhoodshop.co.uk\/products\/the-calamity-club-1","provider":"The Buddyhood Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}