{"product_id":"racheljoyceasnowgardenandotherstories","title":"Rachel Joyce - A Snow Garden and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Rachel Joyce. Themes include Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs read on Radio 4, seven linked stories set in the Christmas holidays - all as funny, joyous, poignant and memorable as Christmas should be\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Faraway Smell of Lemon\u003c\/b\u003e: The School Term has ended. It is almost Christmas but Binny, out last-minute shopping couldn't feel less like wishing glad tidings to all men. Ducking out of the rain she finds herself in the sort of shop she would never normally visit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Marriage Manual\u003c\/b\u003e: Christmas Eve. Two parents endeavour to construct their son's Christmas present from a Diy kit and in the process find themselves deconstructing their marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristmas at the Airport\u003c\/b\u003e: A glitch in the system, travellers stranded and all sorts of lives colliding in the face of a sudden birth...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boxing Day Ball\u003c\/b\u003e: Maureen has never been out with the local girls before. Who knew that a disco in the Village Hall could be life-changing?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Snow Garden\u003c\/b\u003e: Two little boys, dumped with their divorced father for his share of the Christmas holidays and none of them with a clue how to enjoy it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI'll Be Home for Christmas\u003c\/b\u003e The most famous boy in the world comes home hoping to escape the madness with a normal family Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrees\u003c\/b\u003e: As if Christmas wasn't wearing enough, now his elderly parent is asking for a hole in the ground ... Father and son break old habits and plant a tree to mark the start of the new year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58003199492470,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781784162047.jpg?v=1780404575","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/racheljoyceasnowgardenandotherstories","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}