{"product_id":"the-likes-of-us-stan-barstow-9781908069672","title":"The Likes of Us: Stories of Five Decades","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic selection of the best of Stan Barstow's stories covers the last five decades of British life. A group of young tearaways on a night out that begins with horseplay and ends in tragedy; the loneliness of a drunken miner's wife; a war-shocked ex-sailor forced beyond endurance; and a factory worker finding his way through his marriage are just a few of the real and involving slices of life that feature ordinary men and women struggling and succeeding. Along with Alan Sillitoe and John Braine, Stan Barstow was considered one of the pioneers of the 1960s school of northern literary realism, paving the way for contemporary authors such Nick Hornby; \u003ci\u003eThe Likes of Us\u003c\/i\u003e will be appreciated by all short story enthusiasts and readers of fiction and literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stan Barstow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908069678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908069672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parthian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stan Barstow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075132059903,"sku":"9781908069672","price":26.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa6775ad-93d6-4ff1-8075-a00d229a4c7b.jpg?v=1685457782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-likes-of-us-stan-barstow-9781908069672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}