{"product_id":"2940170760459","title":"Chance Developments: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is said that a picture may be worth a thousand words but an old photograph can inspire many more. In this beguiling book, Alexander McCall Smith casts his eye over five chanced-upon photographs from the era of black-and-white photography and imagines the stories behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho were those people, what were their stories, why are they smiling, what made them sad?What emerges are surprising and poignant tales of love and friendship in a variety of settings - an estate in the Highlands of Scotland, a travelling circus in Canada, an Australian gold-mining town, a village in Ireland, and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome will find joy and fulfillment - others would prefer happier endings. Each of them, though, will find love, and that is ultimately what matters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105168703728,"sku":"2940170760459","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170760459_p0.jpg?v=1763716637","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170760459","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}