{"product_id":"book-oefz","title":"The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood 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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders have compared \u003cb\u003eBeth Brower's\u003c\/b\u003e writing to Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, P.G. Wodehouse, and L. M. Montgomery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by \u003cb\u003eGenevieve Gaunt\u003c\/b\u003e. A Londoner born and bred, she started her acting career playing Pansy Parkinson in \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\u003c\/i\u003e before going on to read English at Cambridge where she graduated with a Double First. Recent work includes playing Marilyn Monroe in \u003ci\u003eThe Marilyn Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e on stage and narrating \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Loved Me\u003c\/i\u003e by Ian Fleming. Alongside acting on stage, screen, audiobooks and radio Genevieve writes for audiodrama (\u003ci\u003eThunderbirds\u003c\/i\u003e), reviews books for \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e and interviews authors and creatives for literary festivals and in print for \u003ci\u003eA Rabbit’s Foot\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirected by \u003cb\u003eTamsin Collison\u003c\/b\u003e, an award-winning audio director with over 500 audiobooks and dramas to her credit, collaborating with artists from David Tennant to Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Recent highlights include a dramatisation of Jane Austen’s \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e, Thandiwe Newton's award-winning recording of Tolstoy’s \u003ci\u003eWar \u0026amp; Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, and a new set of all-star readings of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. She also lectures at leading UK drama academies, including RADA and LAMDA. A lyricist\/librettist, Tamsin has been commissioned by English National Opera, the Royal Opera House, Tête à Tête Opera, Highbury Opera Theatre and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Recent works include \u003ci\u003eLast Man Standing\u003c\/i\u003e and an opera based on Michael Palin’s \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis audiobook was recorded at The Strathmore Studios. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, LLC, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamscape","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50031257125168,"sku":"BDoefz","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/oefz-cover.jpg?v=1765900435","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-oefz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}