{"product_id":"chance-developments-stories-9781101871256","title":"Chance Developments: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series comes this splendid collection. Inspired by vintage photographs  these five lyrical stories capture the surprising intersections of love and friendship that alter lifes journeys.  A smiling girl leading a younger girl astride a pony  and a boy in a kilt on a tricycle beside them  gives rise to a story of a lifelong romance between the two riders. A dapper  roguish-looking man perching on a ladys knee sparks the story of a ventriloquist and an animal handler who work in a circus  and who  under the most delightfully unexpected circumstances  fall in love. The image of a woman haloed by light in a train station becomes the lighthearted tale of a nuns decision to leave the sisterhood and discover what the big city has to offer. Charming and poignant  this collection brims with the flourishes of grace and humor that could only come from the pen of Alexander McCall Smith.  (With black-and-white photographs throughout.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648179265589,"sku":"ByrdShop_1101871253","price":28.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781101871256.jpg?v=1781711901","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/chance-developments-stories-9781101871256","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}