{"product_id":"9781909122970","title":"Written in the Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment I first picked up a Subbuteo player I was in trouble. My happiness had become dangerously dependent on football results, and I was only 5-years old.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eI soon learned that football isn't an entertainment in the true sense of the word. Whilst I can enjoy the experience of watching a lower league team in a creaking stadium on a wet and windy Tuesday evening, or televised games between teams that I feel no allegiance to, watching Chelsea is like watching a friend in peril whilst I stand by, helpless, and most of the time I can't handle it. But I can never let it go. Football should be more like the movies, and out there somewhere there has to be a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSpanning the years from 1975 to 2012, \u003cem\u003eWritten In The Stars\u003c\/em\u003e documents a quest to find that ending; starring Chelsea, the faithful, enigmatic wife who wins the lottery; and with guest appearances from Manchester United, the jilted ex-lover who blossoms following a messy break up; Wimbledon, the quirky, down-trodden mistress; and one large and very shiny trophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Stokoe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137377386736,"sku":"9781909122970","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909122970_p0.jpg?v=1763623984","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909122970","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}