{"product_id":"the-sweet-shop-owner-paperback","title":"The Sweet-Shop Owner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Swift\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sweet-Shop Owner\u003c\/b\u003e is set during a single June day in the life of an outwardly unremarkable man whose inner world proves to be exceptionally resonant. As he tends to his customers, Willy Chapman, the sweet-shop owner, confronts the specters of his beautiful and distant wife and his clever, angry daughter, the history through which he has passed, and the great, unrequited passion that has tormented him for forty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sweet-Shop Owner is set during a single June day in the life of an outwardly unremarkable man whose inner world proves to be exceptionally resonant. As he tends to his customers, Willy Chapman, the sweet-shop owner, confronts the specters of his beautiful and distant wife and his clever, angry daughter, the history through which he has passed, and the great, unrequited passion that has tormented him for forty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Swift\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1949 and is the author of ten novels, three collections of short stories, and \u003ci\u003eMaking an Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of essays, portraits, poetry, and reflections on his life in writing. With \u003ci\u003eWaterland, \u003c\/i\u003e he won the Guardian Fiction Award, and with \u003ci\u003eLast Orders\u003c\/i\u003e the Booker Prize. Both novels have since been made into films. His work has been translated into more than 30 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.06 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737188208703,"sku":"9780679739807","price":15.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/62d15e1ec64679b6c3de8bb438c2a638.webp?v=1765149118","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-sweet-shop-owner-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}