{"product_id":"the-valley-1","title":"The Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderfully evocative ... Not for a heartbeat is there a false or faltering note as various life stories unfurl and conflate, invariably amid hardship and leading to heartbreak' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe close-knit villages of the Dearne Valley in Yorkshire were home to four generations of the Hollingworth family. Spanning Richard Benson’s great-grandmother Winnie’s ninety-two years in the valley, and drawing on years of historical research, interviews and anecdotes, \u003ci\u003eThe Valley\u003c\/i\u003e lets us into generations of carousing and banter as the family’s attempts to build a better and fairer world for themselves meet sometimes with triumph, sometimes with bitter defeat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst a backdrop of underground explosions, strikes and pit closures, these are unflinching, deeply personal stories of battles between the sexes in a man’s world sustained by strong women; of growing up, and the power of love and imagination to transform lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536545489269,"sku":"9781408831632","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781408831632.jpg?v=1788186583","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-valley-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}