{"product_id":"humpty-dumpty-in-oakland","title":"Humpty Dumpty In Oakland","description":"Set in the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1950s, Humpty Dumpty in Oakland is a tragicomedy of misunderstandings among used car dealers and real-estate salesmen: the small-time, struggling individuals for whom Philip K. Dick always reserved his greatest sympathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim Fergesson, an elderly garage owner with a heart condition, is about to sell up and retire; Al Miller is a somewhat feckless mechanic who sublets part of Jim''s lot and finds his livelihood threatened by the decision to sell; Chris Harman is a record company owner who for years has relied on Fergesson to maintain his cars. When Harman hears of Fergesson''s impending retirement he tips him off to what he says is a cast-iron business proposition: a development in nearby Marin County with an opening for a garage. Al Miller, though, is convinced that Harman is a crook, out to fleece Fergesson of his life''s savings. As much as he resents Fergesson he can''t bear to see that happen and - denying to himself all the time what he is doing - he sets out to thwart Harman.","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57369686868303,"sku":"9781473209572","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781473209572_1-humpty-dumpty-in-oakland.jpg?v=1775024233","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/humpty-dumpty-in-oakland","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}