{"product_id":"treacle-walker-hardcover","title":"Treacle Walker - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Garner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary, \"playful, moving, and wholly remarkable\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) coming-of-age novel filled with myth and magic from one of England's greatest living writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock is trying to make sense of the world. Living alone in an old house, he spends his time reading comic books, collecting birds' eggs, and playing with marbles. When one day a rag-and-bone man called Treacle Walker appears on a horse and cart, offering a cure-all medicine, a mysterious friendship develops and the young boy is introduced to a world beyond his wildest imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuminous, evocative, and sparely told, \u003ci\u003eTreacle Walker \u003c\/i\u003eis a stunning fusion of myth, folklore, and the stories we tell ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Garner is an English novelist best known for his fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. He was born in Cheshire in 1934 and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. His fourth book, \u003ci\u003eThe Owl Service\u003c\/i\u003e, won The Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, and was made into a TV series. It has established itself as a contemporary classic and Garner as a writer of distinction. He was awarded the OBE in 2001 for his services to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41955808510087,"sku":"9781668025512","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8dcd9431091ee7ffd1efc24839269fc0.webp?v=1734074142","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/treacle-walker-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}