{"title":"Fiction Books","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-man-called-ove","title":"A Man Called Ove","description":"                                \u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe million-copy bestselling phenomenon: a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delightful . . . the perfect holiday read' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOve is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. 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