{"product_id":"five-norwich-lives-pete-goodrum","title":"Five Norwich Lives - Pete Goodrum","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive Norwich names that cover the worlds of art, literature, architecture, commerce…and crime. Five interconnected lives that thrust Norwich into the national consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Wilkin: Scholar, businessman and publisher, his was a life spent constantly flirting with financial disaster, but he left a legacy in the city’s museums and newspapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack Thurtell: Son of a city Alderman who fell far from grace. Hanged for murder, his trial was a national sensation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Borrow: A nineteenth century literary superstar who coined the phrase ‘a fine city’, but still had his books burned by the City Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine Maude Nichols: An internationally acclaimed artist, who lived all her life in Norwich and drew heavily on the city for inspiration. Her comments however would not always endear her to its citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Skipper: The architect who created buildings such as Royal Arcade, Surrey House, and Jarrolds, that altered the face of the city. He has been referred to as the ‘Gaudi of Norwich’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive lives that span over a hundred and fifty years of the city’s history. Individually each of them is inextricably linked to Norwich. Now, best-selling local author Pete Goodrum takes a fresh look at their stories. Five Norwich Lives brings into focus, for the first time, how the lives of these five extraordinary individuals were extraordinarily connected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55741633233276,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/fnl-pg-01.jpg?v=1757676254","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/five-norwich-lives-pete-goodrum","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}