{"product_id":"the-goalkeepers-revenge-9781448204434","title":"The Goalkeeper's Revenge","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Goalkeeper's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e is comprised of stories of a Lancashire childhood: of football on the streets, fishing, fighting and school, of growing up and looking for work, and of characters such as Spit Nolan the champion trolley-rider, Sim Dalt the goalkeeper and Maggie Gregory the amazing reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Naughton (1910-1992) was a British playwright and author best known for his plays 'Spring and Port Wine' and 'Alfie', the latter which he adapted for screen in the iconic 1966 film starring Michael Caine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Ireland, he grew up in Lancashire and his writing contains vivid evocations of the impoverished mining communities of the North of England, bound together by ties of family, kith and kin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill Naughton won the Screenwriters award 1967 and 1968 and the Prix Italia for Radio Play '1974' before settling in the Isle of Man where he wrote several children's books based on his childhood memories.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Reader","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415396290834,"sku":"9781448204434","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fbc28765-33c4-412e-aba2-a1d7c746a9a5.jpg?v=1729402770","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-goalkeepers-revenge-9781448204434","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}