{"product_id":"9780285640917","title":"People Who Say Goodbye: Memories of Childhood","description":"Before the First World War, when   Wandsworth was still a countrified suburb, P.Y. Betts grew up there,   observing with absolute clarity the behaviour and conversation of the adults   around her. She did not always understand the implications of what she saw and   heard but she remembered it and recreates it with startling immediacy. There   were summer holidays at places that always seemed to begin with 'B, dark and   smoggy winters when she was dosed with either brown medicine or red tonic,   dreaded Christmas with her Grandfather and joyous schooldays with Mrs Stroud   that consisted mainly of dictation from the 'Daily Mail'. Phyliss was five   when the First World War broke out and she was left with the abiding belief   that people who say goodbye did not come back again. Written with the keen   eye for humour that pervades all her work and with the candour of childhood,   this delightful and refreshing book captivates all who read it.","brand":"Souvenir Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120784851184,"sku":"9780285640917","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780285640917_p0.jpg?v=1763683300","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780285640917","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}