{"product_id":"1569329","title":"The Assistant by Bernard Malamud","description":"Bernard Malamud’s second novel, originally published in 1957, is the story of Morris Bober, a grocer in postwar Brooklyn, who “wants better” for himself and his family. First two robbers appear and hold him up; then things take a turn for the better when broken-nosed Frank Alpine becomes his assistant. But there are complications: Frank, whose reaction to Jews is ambivalent, falls in love with Helen Bober; at the same time he begins to steal from the store. This 1981 Penguin Paperback is in \u003cb\u003e good condition\u003c\/b\u003e. Tanning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780140026214 SKU: 1569329 \u003ci\u003eThis image is of the actual book.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48485710037269,"sku":"1569329","price":13.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/2695\/4036\/files\/1569329_8f538964-0efe-46cd-9a56-708856b79a0e.jpg?v=1724132273","url":"https:\/\/bookhaven.live\/products\/1569329","provider":"Book Haven","version":"1.0","type":"link"}