{"product_id":"boy","title":"Boy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"179\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"36\"\u003eBoy\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"116\"\u003eRoald Dahl’s extraordinary glimpse into his own childhood and early life\u003c\/strong\u003e, told with his trademark wit, warmth, and mischievous charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"409\"\u003e“This is not an autobiography,” Dahl insists. “I would never write a history of myself. On the other hand, throughout my young days at school and just afterwards, a number of things happened to me that I have never forgotten…”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"865\"\u003eIn this funny, insightful, and sometimes grotesque memoir, Dahl recalls his \u003cstrong data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"528\"\u003eexperiences at English public schools\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"567\"\u003eidyllic summer holidays in Norway\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"611\"\u003ejoys and torments of the sweetshop\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the many \u003cstrong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"665\"\u003ememorable characters and adventures\u003c\/strong\u003e that shaped him. From \u003cstrong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"710\"\u003ecanings and pranks\u003c\/strong\u003e to moments of wonder and delight, \u003cem data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"750\"\u003eBoy\u003c\/em\u003e paints a vivid portrait of a childhood that would go on to inspire one of the world’s most beloved storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"918\"\u003eunfiltered, unforgettable childhood\u003c\/strong\u003e — by turns \u003cstrong data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"968\"\u003esad and funny, macabre and magical\u003c\/strong\u003e — that shaped the imagination behind \u003cem data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003eMatilda\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1067\"\u003eThe BFG\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1335\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003ePraise for Boy:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1160\"\u003e“A shimmering fabric of his yesterdays, the magic and the hurt.”\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cem data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1173\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1176\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003e“As frightening and funny as his fiction.”\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cem data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1258\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003e“Superbly written. A glimpse of a brilliant eccentric.”\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cem data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1631\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1360\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1374\"\u003eRoald Dahl\u003c\/strong\u003e was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian, and medical inventor. He is also the celebrated author of \u003cem data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003eMatilda\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003eThe BFG\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more beloved classics that have enchanted readers of all ages around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44629507539151,"sku":"9780241955307","price":25.07,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_62991760-b6fd-4113-a9c0-6fad8b2da20a.jpg?v=1760685924","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/boy","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}