{"product_id":"9781443479059","title":"The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Volume 5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman.\u003cbr\u003e“What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said.\u003cbr\u003e“Isn't it just?” I replied, hoping she would not ask me to read a favorite verse aloud.\u003cbr\u003eI do not believe the psalmist wrote,\u003cbr\u003eFifteen men on a dead man's chest,\u003cbr\u003eYo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beth Brower","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins Canada |  Paperback \/ softback | With flaps |  2026-11-17","offer_id":49278932484351,"sku":"9781443479059","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c131c533-f47b-4cb5-8215-3bfe6c34bd71.jpg?v=1790098933","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781443479059","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}