{"product_id":"once-upon-a-time-in-longden-coleham","title":"Once Upon a Time in Longden Coleham","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy mother, who died on New Year’s Eve 2009, never knew who her father was. Her mother never married and she was a domestic servant when she gave birth to her first child - my mother’s older brother by almost two years, whilst she was a charwoman at the time my mother was born in May 1925. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter my mother’s death I resolved to see if I could find out who her father was. However, in doing so, I was mindful of the fact that, as my mother had never known a single thing about him, I was setting myself a considerable challenge - especially as her mother had once told her that he had gone away. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps, upon reflection, it was a slightly crazy thing to do - particularly as I had no sensible plan as how to proceed, and given that what subsequently transpired turned out to be so much more than I could have ever anticipated.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YouCaxton Publications","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":51330148499760,"sku":"9781918172157","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/once-upon-a-time-in-longden-coleham","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}