{"product_id":"big-ideas-ray-hobbs-9781636830049","title":"Big Ideas","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this prequel by 55 years to \u003cem\u003eSecond Wind\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack 'Hutch' Hutchins is a maintenance engineer in a Yorkshire woollen mill. It is 1935, the lowest point of the great Depression, and the textiles industry, like many others, is struggling to survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHutch knows that the mill will soon close, and he will be unemployed, but his heart is set on following his friend Norman Barraclough's example, and becoming a professional dance band musician.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe makes the journey to London, where he intends to fulfil his dream. Before long, Norman leaves his job on the \u003cem\u003eRMS Duchess of Lancaster\u003c\/em\u003e and joins him. Together they defy the odds stacked against their success. If they are to triumph, they will need all their ability and a great deal of luck. Romance also has its part to play in their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Hobbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636830048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636830049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WingSpan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Ray Hobbs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485720293631,"sku":"9781636830049","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53895f3f-d59b-4b01-b0ff-157202e1a0c3.jpg?v=1778051124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-ideas-ray-hobbs-9781636830049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}