{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-billy-shears-9781910674420","title":"Whatever Happened to Billy Shears?","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne handstand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat's all it took. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Lucy Pitcher spun William Shearwater's world upside down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifty years on, 'Shears' is a squeaky-clean Anglican chaplain, nursing memories of a lost and secret love. He has never met English teacher Sophie Daggert, recently bereaved and on a quest to trace her natural parents. But through a mesmerizing series of twists and turns, Sophie and Shears are brought together in a shocking journey of self-discovery - with 1967's Summer of Love at the heart of it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Witty, tragic and emotional. If there's a better-observed comic novel about the 1960s, I'll eat my kaftan.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCindy Kent MBE, (ex-The Settlers)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Goddard's knowledge of popular culture is extraordinary, and the way he weaves it into a believable range of characters makes this book utterly compelling. A splendid read is guaranteed for all.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Maclean, former presenter of BBC TV's \u003ci\u003eCrackerjack!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marylebone House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910674420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.67d","brand":"Steve Goddard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41968284860597,"sku":"9781910674420","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_781e79ff-2141-4c26-8c6a-d8b4a0fb4f80.jpg?v=1647956579","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/whatever-happened-to-billy-shears-9781910674420","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}