{"product_id":"9781911591177","title":"Vinegar Soup","description":"\u003cp\u003eFull of dark comic invention, Vinegar Soup is a fantasy with a flavour all its own… an epic romance of true love, travel, and food\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGilbert Firestone, fat and fifty, works in the kitchen of the Hercules Cafe and dreams of travel and adventure. When his wife drowns in a pan of soup, he abandons the kitchen and takes his family to start a new life in a jungle hotel in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut rain, pygmies and crazy chickens start to turn his dreams into nightmares. And then the enormous Charlotte arrives with her brothel on wheels.\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Miles Gibson\u003cp\u003e‘Miles Gibson writes with a nervous versatility that is often very funny and never lacks a life of its own.’ \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Miles Gibson is a natural born poet.’ Ray Bradbury\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darkwater Syndicate, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137162133744,"sku":"9781911591177","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911591177_p0.jpg?v=1763632629","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911591177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}