{"product_id":"9781906775612","title":"The Novice and Other Stories","description":"Gavin Dobson's next helping of stories following Geordie Kinloch (Tales of a Free Spirit), a fictional character based on observations and incidents in the author's life. In the Novice, Geordie is \"set up\" by experienced financiers and finds himself heavily compromised, but fate takes a hand. Palenque is a ruined Mayan city in the jungles of Tabasco in Mexico. It was the intended climax of a bohemian pilgrimage to Central America but became the scene of a bitter disappointment. The Billet Doux arrived one morning and inspired Geordie to the heights of mischief, but his practical joke misfired with painful consequences. In Geordie we can recognize ourselves - the triumphs and disappointments that life doles out in equal measure. Do we learn very much from either experience?","brand":"Librario Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154050072816,"sku":"9781906775612","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906775612_p0.jpg?v=1763616891","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906775612","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}