{"product_id":"9780957114975","title":"The Pauline Conversion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegacy. Justice. Family. Balls.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith echoes of Tom Sharpe and PG Wodehouse, \u003ci\u003eThe Pauline Conversion\u003c\/i\u003e weaves drama, politics, satire, social justice, mystery and humour in a touching tale of reinvention, trust - and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower cuts and platform heels. Picket lines and women's lib. The miners are striking, and the undergraduates are revolting. It's 1972, and revolution is in the Cambridge air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a changing city, St Paul's College is stuck in the past - and Dennis is stuck in a rut. Desperate for more than a dusty footnote in college history, he craves a legacy. He wants to have been somebody. All he's achieved so far is a ball chair dangling from his office ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dennis meets Red, a homeless teenager deserving better, he thinks he's found his cause. He'll sponsor Red, bring him into college, give him a new family, and secure his own legacy. But Red has a secret - and when it's revealed, Dennis's plans spiral out of control. Friends become foes, determined to stop him, and he must choose whether his loyalties lie with St Paul's - or with Red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Red's secret? Who are Dennis's real enemies? And will Dennis crack open the gates to college, or will St Paul's come tumbling down?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David A Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50032364093680,"sku":"9780957114975","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780957114975_p0.jpg?v=1784240163","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780957114975","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}