{"product_id":"9780879519148","title":"Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman","description":"  \u003cp\u003e Meet thirteen-year-old Thomas Penman. Growing up in a bizarre household of eccentrics, including a mother and father who wage a silent war against each other. Thomas downs his first drink, smokes his first cigarette, pursues the beautiful Gwendolin Hackett—all the while forming a special bond with his beloved, ailing Grandpa Walker, a World War II veteran prone to dark habits. An obsessive snooper, Thomas undertakes a quest to locate his grandfather's legendary pornography collection, setting in motion a series of misadventures that ultimately leads him to uncover secrets about his life that will change him irrevocably. \u003ci\u003eThe Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious, engaging, and touching debut novel, a brilliant tale of one British working-class teen's unforgettable coming of age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography:  Bruce Robinson is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Killing Fields \u003c\/i\u003e and starred in the 1998 film \u003ci\u003eStill Crazy. \u003c\/i\u003e He wrote and directed the black comedy cult classic \u003ci\u003eWithnail and I.\u003c\/i\u003e  He lives in London, England.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022480785648,"sku":"9780879519148","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780879519148_p0.jpg?v=1763848026","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780879519148","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}