{"product_id":"the-chair-man-angela-wigglesworth-9781787190634","title":"The Chair Man: Life and times of John Lee, a Romany gypsy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe son of a Romany gypsy mother and a French travelling salesman, the young John Lee was regarded as an outcast because of his mixed blood. He would never be able to marry a gypsy girl, or live on a gypsy site after the death of his grandparents who brought him up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis much-loved Italian grandmother taught him to cane chairs and at thirteen earn a living from them on the streets of London. At seventeen, and after his one and only day at school, he became a waiter on a cruise ship. Unable to read or write until he was thirty five, John succeeded in running a successful building company and, later, seven fruit and vegetable shops. Then came the Lloyd's of London crash and he lost everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaning chairs on London's King's Road one day, he met Jennifer, a wealthy woman who changed his life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a story full of humour, of sadness and one man's feisty loyalty to his Romany traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Wigglesworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787190633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787190634\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\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Angela Wigglesworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938090418431,"sku":"9781787190634","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_21a6e14a-caa7-4976-84f6-2bd3169f725e.jpg?v=1681433672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chair-man-angela-wigglesworth-9781787190634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}