{"product_id":"stealing-smokes-john-hanlon-9780992552473","title":"Stealing Smokes: Some Surprising Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA delightful collection of short stories designed to engage and entertain.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtraordinary tales about ordinary people told with empathy, whimsy, magic and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will be led up blind alleys and along familiar paths and more often than not the destination will be completely unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with cheeky irreverence and an antipodean tone of voice, these stories, while pure fiction, will often be so close to your own truths they are bound to resonate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the tradition of writers like O. Henry and Dahl, Hanlon takes great delight in putting a twist in every tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare to enjoy yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Hanlon is a Eurasian who was raised variously in New Zealand, Malaya, Singapore and Australia. In the early 1970s he accidentally became a New Zealand pop star. A few hit songs and a significant number of awards followed before he chose to seek a quieter life. He then spent three decades as a Creative Director in Australia, before returning to live in New Zealand to explore less certain creative pursuits like writing fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Hanlon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0992552478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780992552473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Woven Words\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d","brand":"John Hanlon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063686852863,"sku":"9780992552473","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_391d5d95-9cc6-491a-84a9-1aed1db4320a.jpg?v=1685391045","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stealing-smokes-john-hanlon-9780992552473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}