{"product_id":"9781847395009","title":"Jottings: Flights of Fancy from Our Betty","description":"JOTTINGS is a collection of the stories that Liz Smith has written over the years. Sometimes they explore the darker side of life and what may occur out of the public gaze: a rich and lonely housewife neglects her child and the nanny subjects her charge to unpleasant and adult scenes; a man's wish for fame catapults him into prison and mistaken notoriety; an unhappy wife loses her only friend and is haunted by her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther stories are more amusing: the sexy, man-eating woman who runs the mobile library: moving through the fog of 1950's London with the help of a blind man; a scheming daughter who plans to take her mother's money has a surprising comeuppance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiz's stories are unexpected, original and revealing of a writer who is fascinated by relationships and the barriers we erect between our public and private selves.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131721990384,"sku":"9781847395009","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847395009_p0.jpg?v=1763747713","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847395009","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}