{"product_id":"2940158334597","title":"Kelly - the Bar girl who would be president","description":"The story is based in the fictitious Ramage Islands a former British colony and SE Asian state run by a wealthy elite who belittle the downtrodden and often desperately poor masses.\u003cbr\u003eAfter life as a street child Kelly almost inevitable ends up 'working bar.' She meets Philip Carrington a retired UK businessman just before her friend is killed by a tearaway driver who is the son of a local politician. The son is due to 'walkover' a local council bye election but Kelly makes it a competition and aided by Carrington wins. This sets in chain a series of events which lead to Kelly eventually seeking the ultimate position of President. But as ever in Asia there are more than a few obstacles in the way as she struggles with total corruption and an elite that may talk about good governance, and wanting a better place for all, but it the end they do not want to change anything.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fast paced story that looks into the soul of Asian governance as well as the way the West treats the third world.","brand":"booksmango","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112975220976,"sku":"2940158334597","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158334597_p0.jpg?v=1764111897","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158334597","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}