{"product_id":"walking-keefs-dog-other-steve-chilton-9781908837073","title":"Walking Keef's Dog \u0026 Other Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eTEN stories that with tongue firmly in cheek romp along the border of fact and\u003cbr\u003e fantasy dipping into crime, romance, wistful adventure, celebrity spookery and\u003cbr\u003e hospital spoofery.\u003cbr\u003e Each tale is self contained but inhabits the same half-woken dreamscape. Where a\u003cbr\u003e Tudor Queen with a fatal attraction brings slaughter to a country wedding; Oscar\u003cbr\u003e Wilde and Jim Morrison raise spirits in a Paris cemetery with a storming duet; Keef's\u003cbr\u003e pet puppy brings chaos to a Stones' concert during an escapade of sex, drugs and\u003cbr\u003e rock 'n' stroll; and a pill designed to perk up giant pandas is doing wonders for the\u003cbr\u003e love lives of folk festival fans.\u003cbr\u003e The trail continues with a stop off in London for a tour of Shakespeare's old haunts.\u003cbr\u003e Alas poor guide, they have been hijacked by musical hall turns. Then it's off to\u003cbr\u003e France to join in Reynard's retirement dream of busking, armed with a squeezebox\u003cbr\u003e and just one tune.\u003cbr\u003e An a la carte menu with a generous portion of humour and a sprinkling of parody.\u003cbr\u003e Those with a distaste for vain politicians, town planners, and profiteering hospital\u003cbr\u003e are also catered for.\u003cbr\u003e Ardent royalists, poetry purists, folkies with a finger in their ear, and local\u003cbr\u003e politicians who own white dinner jackets may find it unpalatable.\u003cbr\u003e Written by journalist Steve Chilton, the stories feature several locations in his\u003cbr\u003e native Midlands, including Coventry Cathedral and Kenilworth Castle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Chilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908837071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908837073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Takahe Publishing Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.49d","brand":"Steve Chilton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486262374655,"sku":"9781908837073","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b13d5c3a-24b7-48dd-a419-9ac67bcc2df4.jpg?v=1778054601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walking-keefs-dog-other-steve-chilton-9781908837073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}