{"product_id":"9781909979048","title":"Collecting","description":"Walter Smithers, 69, is a retired engineer and widower. He collects tiny morsels from London’s pavements, parks and gutters and exhibits them at home. Finds include a grape pip,  a ball bearing and the wing of a flying ant.\u003cbr\u003eWhen his irritating son, troubled daughter-in-law and much loved baby granddaughter come to stay, a sequence of events lead to Walter being thrust into London’s East End art scene. His son thinks he’s out of control, but his daughter-in-law has found a kindred spirit and Walter discovers more joy and pain than he ever thought possible at his age.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book about self-discovery that explores how we all are capable of things we may previously have thought unimaginable.","brand":"Crux Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141174771952,"sku":"9781909979048","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909979048_p0.jpg?v=1763625831","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909979048","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}