{"product_id":"poor-cow-a-virago-modern-classic","title":"Poor Cow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BESTSELLING NOVEL BY NELL DUNN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her art is ignited by voice . . . as you hear it, is unquestionable' ALI SMITH, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Touching, truthful and fresh' MARGARET DRABBLE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nell Dunn's hilarious, heartbreaking \u003ci\u003ePoor Cow\u003c\/i\u003e, about a single mother in sixties London' \u003ci\u003ePARIS REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoy - also called Blossom, Sunshine and Blondie by the men in her life - walks down Fulham Broadway carrying her week-old baby, Jonny. She is twenty-one with bleached hair, high suede shoes and a head full of dreams. Her husband Tom is a thief and on the proceeds of a job they move to a luxury flat - 'the world was our oyster and we chose Ruislip'. Then Tom is sent to prison, leaving Joy and Jonny to move in with Auntie Emm. This is Joy's story: an exuberant, pink-lipsticked, tale of London life, love and young motherhood in the sixties . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoor Cow\u003c\/i\u003e explores the life of a young working-class girl in the swinging sixties as she navigates the consequences of her decisions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNell Dunn's 1967 novel was also made into a film directed by Ken Loach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32122342834259,"sku":"9781844089819","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781844089819_e2f4d8ac-d25b-48e7-ad6d-8387598b1878.jpg?v=1771918245","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/poor-cow-a-virago-modern-classic","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}