{"product_id":"9781448200481","title":"The Lighthearted Quest","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lighthearted Quest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ann Bridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When Julia undertakes to find her cousin, Colin Munro, last heard of sailing a yacht off the north coast of Africa, the quest seems lighthearted enough. But the search gets her involved with Moorish antique dealers, a Belgian woman archaeologist, Purcell, the enigmatic barkeeper, and American airman, the saurian Mr. St. John, and numerous other characters charming or sinister. Julia's search takes her a cargo-boart to Casablanca, Tangier, Fez and Marrakech. Her 'dumb-blonde' beauty, camouflaging a lively intelligence, gets her through unexpected difficulties and dangers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in a series of eight Julia Probyn novels, The Lighthearted Quest displays a blend of humour and adventure which transports us to exotic places and introduces us to entertaining people, but also throws a good deal of light on the explosive political issues that French Morocco encountered in the 50s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Here's an answer for the multitude of readers demanding a good story, adventure, mystery [and] romance' -\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781448200481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Reader","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40616245756110,"sku":"9781448200481","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_457f97d0-6363-407f-aefb-58b797389c63.jpg?v=1638321024","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781448200481","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}