{"product_id":"scribblertown-mary-burdett-jones-9781917237901","title":"Scribblertown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAm I too cynical? Perhaps I should read with eyes that are more naïve.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a novel about a London publisher who moves to Wales to test the depths of his roots there. In a seaside university town he seeks the advice of a number of characters: the scholar who has dedicated himself to his work at the expense of other aspects of his life; the wife who has herself sacrificed a great deal in becoming his companion; the professor who is now a public intellectual; the actress who is his wife; and the artist whose works are to be seen in the houses of the town. But what exactly is the relationship between these people?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScribblertown \u003c\/em\u003eis the author's own translation of her novel published originally in Welsh as \u003cem\u003eLlanllenorion, \u003c\/em\u003eThis is a challenging, pioneering novel woven from the present, the past and the future, and from dreams and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a very substantial work. It draws the reader onwards because of the unexpected strangeness in its varying course.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Bobi Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Burdett-Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917237901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917237901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melin Bapur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Mary Burdett-Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801605452031,"sku":"9781917237901","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scribblertown-mary-burdett-jones-9781917237901","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}