{"product_id":"9781399756051-the-hired-man","title":"The Hired Man","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBragg's acclaimed story of one family's experience of the social and cultural upheaval of England as it moves into the twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE IN THE CUMBRIAN TRILOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intensely moving, deeply worked book'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A magnificently strong and sinewy novel' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn rural Cumbria at the turn of the nineteenth century, John Tallentire and his wife, Emily, struggle to make ends meet. First as a farm labourer, then a coal miner, John dreams of breaking free from his humiliating status as a 'hired man'. But in a rapidly changing world, the couple find themselves caught between the demands of daily survival and striving for a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56402942919030,"sku":"9781399756051","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38851489_b2de0a88-7775-42b7-ac1e-b1cb82330bb4.jpg?v=1764391636","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399756051-the-hired-man","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}