{"product_id":"the-marmalade-diaries-the-true-story-of-an-odd-couple-hardcover","title":"The Marmalade Diaries: The True Story of an Odd Couple - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Charming, touching and very very funny\" -- Jenny Colgan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE HOUSE. TWO UNLIKELY HOUSEMATES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile hunting for a room in London, Ben Aitken came across one for a great price in a lovely part of town. There had to be a catch. And there was. The catch was Winnie: an 85-year-old widow who doesn't suffer fools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of warmth, wit and candor, \u003ci\u003eThe Marmalade Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of an unlikely friendship built during an unlikely time. One of the pair, a grieving aristocrat in her mid-eighties. The other? A millennial snowflake. What could possibly go wrong? What could possibly go right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the most inauspicious of soils - and from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gran Tour\u003c\/i\u003e - comes a book about grief, family, friendship, loneliness, life, love, lockdown and marmalade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e was born under Thatcher, grew to 6ft then stopped, and is an Aquarius. He is the author of four books: \u003ci\u003eDear Bill Bryson\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Chip Shop in Poznan \u003c\/i\u003e(a \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller), \u003ci\u003eThe Gran Tour \u003c\/i\u003e('Both moving and hilarious', \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eThe Marmalade Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766383870240,"sku":"9781785789021","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2ae9e2252bdd4d75b29e29fa758c76ea.webp?v=1780291648","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-marmalade-diaries-the-true-story-of-an-odd-couple-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}