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With burst pipes, sunken kayaks, and suspicious puddings, thank goodness Fred is only going to have one fortieth birthday.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54926148993397,"sku":"9781788425148","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57685853045109,"sku":"9781788424776","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788425148.jpg?v=1792599066"},{"product_id":"9781788425124","title":"The Ends","description":"Fred convinces his partner Nel to celebrate her fortieth birthday on an Arctic cruise, and it’s only natural to invite along some friends, despite promising to keep it quiet.   But nobody had counted on the presence of Fred's Scrabble-crazy aunts and their frenzied power walking up and down the top deck, or on Marvin, a climate change-denying American oilman with a few card tricks up his sleeve, or an eco-protest for that matter. And certainly no one had expected to spot a ravenous polar bear…With old flames and familiar faces aboard, and an imposter in their midst, will they all make it through the ice and back? And as the temperature rises, will they keep their cool?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306736857461,"sku":"9781788425124","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788425124_911317b9-4292-46c7-a668-7cb518f1029f.jpg?v=1786027306"},{"product_id":"9781912617036","title":"Awkward Beauty","description":"British artist Lucy Jones has been described by art critic Jackie Wullschlager as 'the most exciting English colourist of her generation'. 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The book explores key introductory topics including:the diversity of the disability experiencedisability rights and advocacyways in which disabled people have been treated throughout history and in different parts of the worldthe daily realities of living with an impairment or illnesshealth, education, employment and other services that exist to support and include disabled peopleethical issues at the beginning and end of lifea new chapter on culture and representations of disabilitya new chapter on climate change and disabilityProviding an understanding of the lived experiences of disabled people whilst highlighting the continuing gaps and barriers in social responses to the challenge of disability, this textbook will be of interest to general readers and students of disability studies, as well as those studying a disability module as part of a wider course within social work, health care, sociology, nursing, policy and media studies.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57680201744757,"sku":"9781032898360","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57682800247157,"sku":"9781032913988","price":171.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781032898360.jpg?v=1792511656"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-tom-shakespeare.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}