{"product_id":"fate-or-chance-john-chalmers-9781803690360","title":"Fate or Chance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA homeless street drinker dies in a shop doorway one night.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCould it have been you?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFate or Chance is the life of Pete from rural respectability to chronic alcohol addiction homelessness and death in 1997.To some he would be a lowlife worthy only of contempt, to others he was a human being worthy of respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat took him there? Was it fate or chance? It's not a tale for those wanting a happy ending but of a life worthy of mention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Leicester, Manchester and Sheffield against the background of social change and industrial decline that match the decline in Pete's life, the novel illustrates the causes of alcohol addiction and homelessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Chalmers lived in Moss Side for three years during the clearance era, worked in the probation service for 26 years and was involved with homelessness for 28 years including managing a wet day centre in Leicester for homeless street drinkers for 14 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Chalmers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803690364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803690360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.82d","brand":"John Chalmers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486147227903,"sku":"9781803690360","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d53ad10f-4f98-49ae-9009-a157491f34f7.jpg?v=1778053988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fate-or-chance-john-chalmers-9781803690360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}