{"product_id":"9781453237564","title":"Born Under Punches","description":"\u003cb\u003eA mining strike wreaks havoc in a small British coal town\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday Coldwell is desolate, a crumbling town whose streets are lined with empty shops and populated by ghosts. Two decades ago, the city thrived on the back of a coal industry so powerful that in 1984, the union staged a strike intended to bring Britain to its knees. Instead the government broke the strike—breaking Coldwell along with it. The effect is seen in five citizens of the town: a heroic footballer, a Dean Martin–obsessed thug, an increasingly desperate striking miner, a crusading journalist, and the reporter’s troubled sister. As the story shifts between 1984 and 2001, it becomes clear that what was a political action in the mid-1980s caused permanent changes in the foundation of British life. The bodies buried in 1984 will not stay underground forever.","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155093897456,"sku":"9781453237564","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453237564_p0.jpg?v=1763846878","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453237564","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}