{"product_id":"village-books-paperback","title":"Village Books - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig McLay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*** Winner of the 2012 Independent eBook Award for best Literary Fiction! *** \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVillage Books is a local institution...which is good, because most of the staff probably belong in one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe manager's addiction to WebMD has turned him into a closeted hypochondriac. The cashier's husband may have just gone AWOL with a small arsenal of fragmentary explosive devices. The fiction lead is buying urine on the black market. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrying to hold it all together is the store's long-suffering assistant manager, who is spinning his wheels in retail while he waits for something better to come along.That something better may be Leah Dashwood, an aspiring actress and new assistant manager with an ambitious plan to transform the store and its staff in a way that will turn their carefully disordered world on its head.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig McLay was born in Scotland and asked to leave shortly thereafter. He now lives in Guelph, where he spends most of his time trying to stop his sons from changing gears while he is driving. He can be reached (but not grasped) at his Facebook author page (facebook.com\/cmvillagebooks).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48637822435467,"sku":"9780987947840","price":34.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/WBo3xJAKR79780987947840.webp?v=1784825147","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/village-books-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}