{"product_id":"9781499096255","title":"The Shack","description":"Two worlds collide when Caroline Connaught (Carrie) and Charlie Jones meet by a bench in a pub garden. Not much is known about Charlie’s background. Carrie is orphaned during World War II and raised by an aunt, going on to win a place at Oxford University. Having graduated during the post-war gloom with not too many job prospects, we join Carrie and Charlie as they embark on a life together on the East Coast, which gives them three children and an adopted shack facing the North Sea.  Charlie converts the shack into something resembling a holiday home. Carrie home tutors all three of her children and works as a curator in the local Maritime Museum. Theo, her eldest son, is quite brilliant; Phoebe is our drama queen; and Jack is the youngest and doesn’t really have the drive and ambition of his siblings.  Their lives are a mishmash of fun and laughter coupled with hard work and dedication. They were never going to set the world on fire, but they would have a jolly good try.","brand":"Xlibris UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143145505008,"sku":"9781499096255","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781499096255_p0.jpg?v=1763706408","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781499096255","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}