{"product_id":"9781785786488-the-gran-tour","title":"The Gran Tour","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTravels with my Elders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne millennial, six coach trips, one big generation gap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Both moving and hilarious' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tale of gloriously eccentric British pensioners. Aitken rivals Alan Bennett in the ear he has for an eavesdropped remark . boy, can he write.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ACCLAIMED A CHIP SHOP IN POZNAN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne millennial, six coach trips, one big generation gap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ben Aitken learnt that his gran had enjoyed a four-night holiday including four three-course dinners, four cooked breakfasts, four games of bingo, a pair of excursions, sixteen pints of lager and luxury return coach travel, all for a hundred pounds, he thought, that's the life, and signed himself up. Six times over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood value aside, what Ben was really after was the company of his elders - those with more chapters under their belt, with the wisdom granted by experience, the candour gifted by time, and the hard-earned ability to live each day like it's nearly their last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA series of coach holidays ensued - from Scarborough to St Ives, Killarney to Lake Como - during which Ben attempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soon as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535893504374,"sku":"9781785786488","price":14.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40208799.jpg?v=1774283429","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785786488-the-gran-tour","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}