{"product_id":"9781837730063-here-comes-the-fun","title":"Here Comes the Fun","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Journey Into the Serious Business of Having a Laugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What Aitken writes about fun is worth reading' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Irresistible' Christopher Somerville, author of \u003ci\u003eThe January Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWalking the Bones of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A great book' Simon Rimmer, Sunday Brunch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Aitken's writing is always a delight' Madeleine Bunting, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seaside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre you getting enough?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Bestselling travel writer Ben Aitken wasn't. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncreasingly flat and decreasingly zen, Ben gave boredom the boot and stress the cold shoulder by embarking on a whimsical journey into the serious business of having a laugh. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe did a pilgrimage in Spain, a summer camp in Kent, and a cruise of the Baltic with 2,000 grannies. And when he wasn't on the road, he searched for merriment at home: by giving bridge a go, volunteering a chance, and gardening a crack of the whip. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy incorporating the thoughts of key thinkers and boffins, \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Fun\u003c\/i\u003e offers a satisfying balance of the playful and the profound, the serious and the silly, the daft and the deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41752723619937,"sku":"9781837730063","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30113387.jpg?v=1726732213","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781837730063-here-comes-the-fun","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}