{"product_id":"mary-ventura-and-the-ninth-kingdom-copy","title":"The Shielding of Mrs Forbes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"section-st pt--4-tb pb--5-tb pt--03-mb pb--05-mb\" id=\"summary_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tt-grid-half-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tt-grid-half-col__item-right\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThinking Betty was in the bath Graham was watching a late-night programme on Channel 4 called\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFootballers with Their Shirts Off\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhen she unexpectedly came in on the trail of the hairdryer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘I didn’t know you were interested in football,’ said Betty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one must ever find out that Graham is ‘not the marrying sort’. Certainly not his wife, or his mother. As sex, blackmail and fanatical tidiness take over the West Yorkshire parish of Alwoodley, an unlikely caper unfolds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDate Published: 07\/03\/2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9780571351824\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56783805088124,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2428\/5821\/files\/Shielding-of-Mrs-Forbes-479x690.jpg?v=1778941181","url":"https:\/\/shop.birminghammuseums.org.uk\/products\/mary-ventura-and-the-ninth-kingdom-copy","provider":"Birmingham Museums Trust","version":"1.0","type":"link"}