{"product_id":"the-sparkler-paperback","title":"The Sparkler - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Humm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA dark hymn to pre-Victorian London in all its grotty glory\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Nick Perry, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Dickens is a newly famous author and a man who has only just married. He thinks that he is about to become a father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy, then, does he go wandering London after dark and why, under the influence of a famous clown, does he begin an affair with Sarah, a barmaid who works in a North London pub?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile his own descriptions of sex barely exist, he becomes immersed in an affair so all-consuming that his life begins to fall apart. He takes to drink, he develops a liking for rough company, he even steals a necklace. Where will it end?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a Christmas entertainment held in his own house, Dickens, Sarah, and his wife edge towards a confrontation that has the potential to ruin him for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751295615264,"sku":"9783988320636","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/311cd6fac6bf2a33725e0a31a702730d.webp?v=1779969873","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sparkler-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}