{"product_id":"mrs-tim-flies-home-paperback","title":"Mrs. Tim Flies Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. E. Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes it is difficult to see clearly in what direction one's duty lies (and especially difficult for people like myself with a husband in one part of the world and children in another) but Tim and I, talking it over together in cold blood, decided that I ought to go home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHester Christie, the delightful heroine last met in \u003cem\u003eMrs. Tim Gets a Job\u003c\/em\u003e, has spent a blissful 18 months living in Kenya where husband Tim is posted. But now it's back to England to be with her two nearly grown children. She rents a house near the village of Old Quinings in England's North Country, and plans a quiet summer with the children near the inn owned by her beloved former maid Annie and her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut things are never quiet for long with Mrs. Tim, and she must navigate curious neighbours, a dishonest landlady, and a troublesome travel companion who makes an unwelcome appearance in Old Quinings, not to mention a bit of intrigue and--as usual for Hester--a bit of matchmaking for young lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMrs. Tim Flies Home\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1952, concludes D.E. Stevenson's much-loved Mrs. Tim series. Furrowed Middlebrow and Dean Street Press have also reprinted \u003cem\u003eMrs. Tim Carries On\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMrs. Tim Gets a Job\u003c\/em\u003e. This new edition includes an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Another charming romance . . . Strongly recommended for pleasurable reading.\" \u003cem\u003eEdinburgh Evening News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712598642751,"sku":"9781912574575","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/039d313ba75876dbd140655bf237a682.webp?v=1765062108","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/mrs-tim-flies-home-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}