{"product_id":"there-is-a-happy-land-paperback-1","title":"There Is a Happy Land - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Waterhouse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Hagerty\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' A]mong the few great writers of our time.' - Auberon Waugh, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'He gets into the mind of his eleven-year-old, sees the world from the height of three foot six . . . The book is vivid, accurate, perceptive . . . how brilliant - and how honestly - the author makes his original effect.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An exceptionally talented novelist.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Remarkable for the deep and unwavering insight it gives into child behaviour . . . the candour of his vision and the cunning of his art are such that he captures the very essence of the eleven-minus mind.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by its author's own childhood experiences, this moving novel is the story of a fateful few weeks in the life of an eleven-year-old boy on a public housing estate. When an eccentric man who is unusually fond of children (they nickname him 'Uncle Mad') moves onto the estate, the wheels of tragedy are set in motion, a tragedy made especially poignant because we experience it through the eyes of the young narrator, who is incapable of fully understanding the significance of the terrible events unfolding around him . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although Keith Waterhouse (1929-2009) is best known for his classic comic novel \u003ci\u003eBilly Liar\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), many critics believe his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThere is a Happy Land\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), is his best. This edition is the first ever published in the United States and includes a new introduction by Bill Hagerty and the original jacket art by William Belcher.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248715809017,"sku":"9781939140616","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TmpMNGxJbWFGby9RdGRCOGhFQU5vZz09_436a06d2-51ba-4846-9b39-251b4d5e08cd.webp?v=1768640868","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/there-is-a-happy-land-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}