{"product_id":"9781784161842","title":"Notes From A Big Country","description":"Author: Bryson, Bill\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784161842\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Mar 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Bryson's hilarious return to live the American Dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Bryson has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. This became all too apparent when, after nearly two decades in England, the world's best-loved travel writer upped sticks with Mrs Bryson, little Jimmy \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e and returned to live in the country he had left as a youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course there were things Bryson missed about Blighty but any sense of loss was countered by the joy of rediscovering some of the forgotten treasures of his childhood: the glories of a New England autumn; the pleasingly comical sight of oneself in shorts; and motel rooms where you can generally count on being awakened in the night by a piercing shriek and the sound of a female voice pleading, 'Put the gun down, Vinnie, I'll do anything you say.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether discussing the strange appeal of breakfast pizza or the jaw-slackening direness of American TV, Bill Bryson brings his inimitable brand of bemused wit to bear on that strangest of phenomena - the American way of life.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48165353685150,"sku":"UBD-9781784161842","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784161842.jpg?v=1787135052","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784161842","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}