{"product_id":"standing-in-the-rainbow-9780099448938","title":"Standing In The Rainbow","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe time is 1946-2000. The Place is Elmwood Springs, Missouri. World War II has ended. Neighbour Dorothy broadcasts daily from her front room - to an audience across the state - the antics of her wayward son Bobby and adolescent Anna Lee. It''s hard to keep secrets in a community like theirs, but life isn''t perfect, and even Neighbour Dorothy has a tragedy as well hidden as it can be. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto their midst comes the Oatman Family, white Southern Gospel singers who arrive for a pharmaceutical convention, and blow the place away. And then there''s Hamm Sparks, a super-salesman everyone likes and trusts; and Charlie Fowler, the poultry king who can see the future in a bucket-to-go; and a wealth of other unforgettable residents. Not to mention the brand new Three Little Pigs Cafeteria, with its pink neon pig casting a glow over the high street and pointing the way to the future...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlagg says as much about the human condition through observant comedy as others do through polemic * Scotland on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003ePoignant and funny, this novel cuts to the heart of small-town America * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eUnarguably a wonderful story-teller * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e[A] big, juicy middle-American apple pie of a book, sometimes tart but mostly sweet * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003eGood news for fans of \u003ci\u003eFried Green Tomatoes\u003c\/i\u003e... The action does not let up for a minute * New York Times Book Review *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017515401559,"sku":"9780099448938","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099448938.jpg?v=1750773804","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/standing-in-the-rainbow-9780099448938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}