{"product_id":"9781727760255","title":"Hook, Line and Sinker (Tales of Peril and Predicament)","description":"Hook; line; sinker: three key ingredients of a short story. Any tale, at least, that's made up of Perils and Predicaments. The Vicar had a \"hook\" for his sermon: he'd start with a recently-found letter from England's war poet, Wilfred Owen. That would certainly cause a stir . . . Journalist Robbie Glendenning had a \"hook\" for his first article: the man he'd met in the pub claimed to have just witnessed a murder as he cleaned the office windows . . . A \"line\" of narrative. Say, who comes next when a Line of monarchy ends. How can William Shakespeare edit the plot? Or the result when sticks are burnt below the House of Lords. Even a young Charles Dickens is lost for words. A \"sinker\" to end the story with a bang. The first ever flight: North Yorkshire, 1848; where would it end? And how could a burglar even be late for his own funeral? A collection of twenty tales to entertain and gently probe. Can you swallow any of these, hook, line and sinker? Top short-story author Iain Pattison wrote of the first story, \"Act of Remembrance\" .\" . . a very unusual story, with a quiet thoughtful tone. I was mesmerised from the opening paragraph...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Burnell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eOct 14, 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e188 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1727760255\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781727760255\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50350391427377,"sku":"9781727760255","price":12.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781727760255__51493.jpg?v=1732277148","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781727760255","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}