{"product_id":"9781787230804","title":"Alive-Alive O","description":"\u003cp\u003eALIVE-ALIVE-O!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to die laughing and survive!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFUNNY…! REFRESHING…! FABULOUS…!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heaven is full of laughter!” These gleeful words were said in a dream to the author. They came from his late Literary Agent, Elspeth Cochrane. Her colleague, before he went to prison for embezzlement, had written, ‘highly original stories’ – stories uplifting enough to read inside – and out! For years, Christopher Gilmore’s fables have been enjoyed by all ages, one book reviewer called him ‘A latter-day Aesop’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho else would think of turning a bogey stuck up a Bishop’s nose into a ghost story? Now meet clever Wilf judged as a ‘thicky’. See how he outwits his teachers. Then there’s clown dad Horace the Hedgehog teaching his kids how to cripple cars. And big-hearted Joyce the Oyster and self-centred Butch the Badger watching others keep death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the road as a helpful zebra, crossing himself, his holy intentions get a knock. And loving Locusts taking up Holy Orders for dodgy reasons as Sister Stork struggles to deliver a baby to Paradise Island. Adam or Adolph?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith these stories, together we can send ever more love and gratitude for all of life’s extra-ordinary potential – and if we can die of laughter, better than this, let’s all live better with daily laughter!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CompletelyNovel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053444022512,"sku":"9781787230804","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781787230804_p0.jpg?v=1763738840","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781787230804","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}