{"product_id":"9781582344447","title":"The Two Pound Tram","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Two Pound Tram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): William Newton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A marvelous portrait of the intersection between childhood innocence and grownup experience.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1937, and Hitler has just walked into Austria. Wilfred and Duncan live in a big old house in Sussex, England; they spend their days catching butterflies, and only ever see their parents on Wednesdays for lunch. When their mother elopes and their father takes up with other ladies, they decide that enough is enough: they will leave home, go to London, and buy a tram they have seen in an advertisement. It costs two pounds sterling...\u003ci\u003eThe Two-Pound Tram\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic wartime tale of adventure, and a bittersweet evocation of youth and its triumph over hardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Enter the dreamlike, secluded novel of two brothers growing up in Sussex, England, in the 1930s…\u003ci\u003eThe Two Pound Tram \u003c\/i\u003eis a necklace of miracles, each more beautiful and unbelievable than the last.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Newton's first novel begins life as a classic… This evocative, bittersweet story of childhood is a gem for the literary treasure chest.” —\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781582344447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594785370318,"sku":"9781582344447","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_339a3235-3bdd-494c-a2d8-f96a6b5f273c.jpg?v=1637817970","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781582344447","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}