{"product_id":"in-this-block-there-lives-a-slag-and-other-yorkshire-fables-0007292902","title":"In This Block There Lives a Slag...: And Other Yorkshire Fables","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0007292902\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Broady, Bill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cracking collection of short stories from the author of the stupendous 'Swimmer'.In the title story of this sharp, clever collection of short stories, an odd-job man arrives home to his Bradford council block to find a message waiting for one of its inhabitants...in ten-foot-high letters. With his white van and set of ladders, he's the chief suspect. But who is the mysterious Slag that has the whole street gossiping; and who has she hurt?In 'Wrestling Jacob', a lusty academic takes out his frustrations down on the farm every weekend, sparring with a fierce, strangely human ram. It's hard work being beaten up by a sheep, but he soon realizes that his girlfriends love to see him wrestle Jacob...And in 'Coddock', there's a bold new chipshop owner in town. But who is he? And what do you get if you cross a cod with a haddock, anyway?From the backstreets of Bradford to dingy moorland pubs with ten-year-old jukeboxes, Bill Broady's bright new stories give Yorkshire a lick of new paint, with all of the searingly precise prose, wit and energy of his highly acclaimed first novel, 'Swimmer'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51598773518624,"sku":"NEW0007292902","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81nMTbjrFaL_e0ef742c-14d9-4129-94d2-300edebf9f81.jpg?v=1779204917","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/in-this-block-there-lives-a-slag-and-other-yorkshire-fables-0007292902","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}