{"product_id":"9781783012657","title":"Luckless and the Traveller","description":"Accompanied by an aging bulldog, a PhD student hits the road in search of a unifying theory of British culture. Harold's chance encounters link fourteen short stories that are compelling, humorous, and sometimes tragic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is difficult for a researcher to observe without becoming involved. Thus Harold finds himself inveigled on to the set of a Bonatti porn movie and manipulated by the cynical producer of a humiliation TV series. Having undertaken some roading for a confrontational all-girl band, Harold finds himself in the sights of a Muslim brotherhood and a British army officer. As a temporary night watchman in a rundown community centre, he is privy to the dubious plans of the 'Real Women's Institute' to wreak revenge on local troublemakers. No more calendar tits, these vigilantes mean business. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a shopping mall reduced to ruins by rioters, a homeless musician tells a woeful tale of harassment by a cyber-stalker. Bizarrely, an ex-Detective Inspector who has gone native in a shed next to houseful of anarchists comes to his aid. Far from urban chaos, on the terrace of a picturesque country pub, an artist's silent judgment presides over a local tale about the wrecked lives of a Polish fruit picker and the village whore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year of research is coming to an end. What will Harold take with him as he retraces his steps to academe?\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166651171056,"sku":"9781783012657","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783012657_p0.jpg?v=1763724399","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783012657","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}