{"product_id":"bubble-n-squeak-stephen-j-groak-9781977226396","title":"Bubble 'n' Squeak: A Collection of Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough the dynamic interplay between memory and imagination, Stephen J. Groak explores his colorful childhood in 1970s West Auckland, New Zealand, in a collection of twenty-seven stand-alone short stories. With Nigel Sorenson as an alter ego, Groak experiments with POV in a hodgepodge of voices and tales that gel like the English-style breakfast bubble and squeak--a meal traditionally made on a Sunday morning from the leftovers of the previous evening's roast dinner. From childhood loss, terrifying visits to the primary school murder house, and Huckleberry Finn-type adventures with sister-mate Helen to discoveries of American fast food, the Beatles' \u003cem\u003eSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\u003c\/em\u003e, and women, \u003cem\u003eBubble 'n' Squeak: A Collection of Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003eoffers teenage and adult readers a poignant and humorous portrait of a Kiwi country boy's coming-of-age Down Under.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen J. Groak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1977226396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781977226396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020","brand":"Stephen J. Groak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978607919359,"sku":"9781977226396","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6afecae1-9a8b-409d-a5a5-5ecd9f3eef65.jpg?v=1683242313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bubble-n-squeak-stephen-j-groak-9781977226396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}