{"product_id":"9781473209572-retail-humpty-dumpty-in-oakland","title":"Humpty Dumpty In Oakland","description":"Set in the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1950s,  Humpty Dumpty in Oakland   is a tragicomedy of misunderstandings among used car dealers and  real-estate salesmen: the small-time, struggling individuals for whom  Philip K. Dick always reserved his greatest sympathy. Jim  Fergesson, an elderly garage owner with a heart condition, is about to  sell up and retire; Al Miller is a somewhat feckless mechanic who  sublets part of Jim's lot and finds his livelihood threatened by the  decision to sell; Chris Harman is a record company owner who for years  has relied on Fergesson to maintain his cars. When Harman hears of  Fergesson's impending retirement he tips him off to what he says is a  cast-iron business proposition: a development in nearby Marin County  with an opening for a garage. Al Miller, though, is convinced that  Harman is a crook, out to fleece Fergesson of his life's savings. As  much as he resents Fergesson he can't bear to see that happen  and - denying to himself all the time what he is doing - he sets out to  thwart Harman.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48548831756507,"sku":"9781473209572-RETAIL","price":21.24,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8df12792-8190-4700-825d-a7564718ed85.jpg?v=1775141369","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781473209572-retail-humpty-dumpty-in-oakland","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}