{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-peckham-rye-9780811222990","title":"The Ballad of Peckham Rye","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Peckham Rye\u003c\/em\u003e is a wickedly farcical tale of an English factory town turned upside-down by a Scot who may or may not be in league with the Devil. Dougal Douglas is hired to do \"human research\" into the lives of the workers, Douglas stirs up mutiny and murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpark, Muriel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMuriel Spark\u003c\/strong\u003e (1918-2006) was the author of dozens of novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Memento Mori, A Far Cry from Kensington, The Girls of Slender Means, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, The Driver's Seat\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more. She became Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461265199378,"sku":"9780811222990","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44905b15-2688-4669-94a8-225d096c8af9.jpg?v=1730061800","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-peckham-rye-9780811222990","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}