{"product_id":"in-franklins-chair-private-conversations-paperback","title":"In Franklin's Chair: Private Conversations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaggy Clifton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not often that you find a new, humorous fiction novel with a quote from a 113-year-old obscure poem, \"Female of the Species,\" written by the now controversial British writer Rudyard Kipling. Whether it was meant to be a battle cry for women or not, the poem speaks to the strength of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will find that same strength in debut author Maggy Clifton's new novel In Franklin's Chair: Private Conversations as she channels Kipling's \"scientific vivisection\" by introducing you to Franklin, a multi-married hairdresser surviving in New England and his unnamed client who narrates their visits. As they share details of their lives through private conversations to pass the time, both learn from each other as they try to make sense of the absurdities of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Langston Hughes' Jesse B. Semple newspaper columns published during the 1950s in The Chicago Defender, Clifton presents vignettes of genuine, humorous, almost Socratic in nature dialog as Franklin and his client share their opinions and life stories on topics ranging from sex and marriage, the good old days and the loss of manners, to keeping the faith and hope for humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356927004909,"sku":"9798990611504","price":15.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/lLF85LYqPX9798990611504.webp?v=1785342350","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/in-franklins-chair-private-conversations-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}