{"product_id":"the-corner-shop-babita-sharma","title":"The Corner Shop - Babita Sharma","description":"\u003cdiv itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\" itemid=\"9781473673236\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"book-info-tabs ws-tabs span12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabs-content-container clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content content-text tab-content-synopsis active\" data-tab=\"synopsis\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"two-columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBabita Sharma was raised in a corner shop in Reading, and over the counter watched a changing world, from the clientele to the products to the politics of the day. Along with the skills to mop a floor perfectly and stack a shelf, she gained a unique insight into a shifting landscape - and an institution that, despite the creep of supermarkets, online shopping and delivery, has found a way to evolve and survive - and is now once again keeping us all going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the general stores of the first half of the 20th century (one of which was run by the father of a certain Margaret Thatcher), to the reimagined corner shops run by immigrants from India, East Africa and Eastern Europe from the 60s to the noughties, the corner shop has shaped the way we shop, the way we eat, and the way we understand ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57168732914044,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/TCS-BS-01.jpg?v=1783940182","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/the-corner-shop-babita-sharma","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}