{"product_id":"local-gossip","title":"Local Gossip: Tall tales and short stories from over the road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A WONDERFULLY WELL-CRAFTED PERFORMER WITH A GREAT OLD SCHOOL STYLE OF STORYTELLING’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLocal Gossip \u003c\/em\u003eis a book of short comedy stories about life in rural Ireland written by two main protagonists: Gossip and Nephew – characters created by one of Ireland’s brightest comedy stars, Bernard Casey.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGossip is a bachelor in his 60s who spent a number of years working in London but has lived locally for 20 years and knows every single thing that happens in the community. Nephew is a nosy 17-year-old boy who is delusionally obsessed with the GAA and will do anything to get ahead in life. Gossip appeals to a bygone Ireland where hard work, emigration and knowing what your neighbour had for breakfast was the norm. Nephew’s uneasy self-centredness makes you hate to love him.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGet ready to explore the hilarity of rural life through nostalgia, old traditions, societal demands, taboo, sport, marriage and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bernard Casey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57167695511817,"sku":"9781804585597","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookstation.ie\/products\/local-gossip","provider":"Bookstation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}