{"product_id":"at-the-time-tales-from-a-village-offy-9781913289515","title":"At The Time: Tales from a village Offy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone should have the opportunity to 'Smile at a Fruitcake' every day and over the 28 years spent establishing a small village 'Booze Shop' that quickly became known locally as \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE OFFY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in the village of Holt in North Wales, the author became the more than grateful recipient of many such occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccasions of exploding Hedgehog crisps - Sarcastic motorway police officers - Lifelike plastic parrots - Barred for being plastered - Disbelieving Magistrates - Old ladies and school kids - Doctor's orders - Shop fittings from a chicken shed - \"Don't I look eighteen!\" - Shin bruising wheel braces - Never eat yellow snow - \"It's how much!\" and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccasions that not only encouraged a thousand smiles over those 28 years but also defined a time when 'Corner Shops' were not only the hub of the community but a source of true friendship and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccasions that are not merely being lost to the faceless supermarkets of today, but occasions that are quickly being denied to our children's children, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAT THE TIME\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of humorous memories dedicated to those times when customers became friends and 'Fruitcakes' seemingly came in abundance!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's merely a little light reading as a result of my making a spectacle of myself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Terence Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913289515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Mike Stenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924715176117,"sku":"9781913289515","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_120d84fe-a424-4f99-b721-e9f0ecb791e1.jpg?v=1761660573","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/at-the-time-tales-from-a-village-offy-9781913289515","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}