{"product_id":"the-paperboy-and-the-spinster-paperback","title":"The Paperboy and The Spinster - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGustaf Berger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Leonard turns eleven, he gets a paper route. It's the 1950s. Witney is a small town, where everyone seems to know everyone else's business. He now gets a peek behind closed doors. It isn't his fault that he meets Miss Simpson, a 39-year-old spinster who always wanted a son. He's without a father, and his mother is too busy to give him attention. They bond immediately and for two years this mismatched pair share colorful adventures: swimming, gardening, dining, movies, and fishing (\u003ci\u003eat low tide, we tread the flats and dug in the muck with our toes for clams.\u003c\/i\u003e) Then puberty changes his world. Girls in school ridicule him for his relationship with her; his friends urge him to take advantage of her, leading to one tragic night that changes the trajectory of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42825159999623,"sku":"9798879633801","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f414469285f28c87c7ff5c1e6eebea88.webp?v=1750492922","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-paperboy-and-the-spinster-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}