{"product_id":"grockle-barry-s-dowding-9781068176128","title":"Grockle","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1948, in the backstreets of East London, Liam O'Keefe's deprived life inevitably led him to crime and a blinkered obsession to make money, no matter how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1974, when he was twenty-six, Liam had become wealthy, but when a ruthless gang leader attempts to stab him and dies accidentally in the struggle, he fears the repercussions and runs, leaving London for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiam finds himself in rural North Devon, where, unknown and free from the baggage of his life in London, he relaxes in the picturesque surroundings, becoming so enchanted by and entwined in the lives of the quirky, indigenous residents, particularly one bubbly waitress, that he begins to re-evaluate his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, until his new Devon friends ask for his help. To help would mean his returning to London and confronting his aggressive past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry S. Dowding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068176121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068176128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grockle Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Barry S. Dowding","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50845996318975,"sku":"9781068176128","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grockle-barry-s-dowding-9781068176128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}