{"product_id":"august-9780393332711","title":"August","description":"Little did Aldous Jones know when he careened over his bicycle handlebars back in 1955, landing next to farmer Evans's field, that it would turn into the idyllic start to a series of camping holidays in that same field. With Gerard Woodward's deadpan wit and poignant evocation, \u003cem\u003eAugust\u003c\/em\u003e encapsulates the portrait of the Joneses and their growing family. Strangely enough, the rural site seems to change in conjunction with their city life, creating a parallel universe instead of a getaway. The Jones family also is featured in \u003cem\u003eI'll Go to Bed at Noon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Curious Earth\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoodward, Gerard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGerard Woodward\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the Booker Prize finalist \u003cem\u003eI'll Go to Bed at Noon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Curious Earth\u003c\/em\u003e. He was born in London in 1961, and published several prize-winning collections of poetry before turning to fiction. He is a professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and lives in Bath, England.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324020363538,"sku":"9780393332711","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a61cb915-9f97-4d2c-881c-e744198cf8ff.jpg?v=1727664543","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/august-9780393332711","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}