{"product_id":"walk-the-walk","title":"WALK THE WALK","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the years immediately after World War 2, tens of thousands of men and women broke the law each day by betting with illegal street bookmakers. Walk The Walk is a story about growing up amongst the gambling fraternity in the fishing community of Hull, where getting an edge over the bookies, by fair means or foul, was the main preoccupation for many. \u003cbr\u003e\nWalking races, and the often frenzied betting that accompanied them, were at their height in the early 1930Õs but the author has transposed the event to the era he knows best Ð the 1950Õs Ð and brought together in this fictional account a host of characters. \u003cbr\u003e\n Most of those taking part have backed themselves for that one big win and bookie Hedley Doyle faces ruin if the wrong winner emerges, which is why heÕs hatched a Ôget out of jailÕ plan. Will it be ÔThe BounderÕ, a hard-bitten trawlerman, who emerges the winner? Or Dennis Batte, who thinks heÕs invincible and desperately needs to succeed? Or will it be Jo Jones, the buxom barmaid with the colourful past?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365724614817,"sku":"9781291460735","price":28.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1nwm5z9n-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1716508285","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/walk-the-walk","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}