{"product_id":"this-sporting-life-9781784873974","title":"This Sporting Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Storey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRugby League football in an industrial northern city \u003ci\u003ecirca\u003c\/i\u003e 1960 is a life of grime, mud, sweat, intrigue and naked ambition. In \u003ci\u003eThis Sporting Life\u003c\/i\u003e, David Storey recounts the fortunes of gladiator hero Arthur Machin from the day of his inclusion in the local team to the match when he begins to feel age creeping up on him. Through Arthur we are taken into his raw, often brutal world of players, backers, Saturday crowds bloody noses and broken teeth, landladies and communal baths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087943917719,"sku":"9781784873974","price":560.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781784873974.webp?v=1767641114","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/this-sporting-life-9781784873974","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}