{"product_id":"9781913211806","title":"Man At Sea","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Bell, Liam \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 June 2022 by Fly on the Wall Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 230 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 27 | 212g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'requite (verb): to return love and affection or, on the other side of the coin, to retaliate for injuries inflicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMALTA 1941. Eleven-year-old Joe Zarb's life is about to change. The war has created a rubble-strewn, dogfight-watching, soldier-saluting adventure, until a telegram arrives with news of his papa, Victor, that will shatter everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years later, with Malta seeking independence from the British Empire, a nurse and a former RAF pilot travel to the island. Beth is looking for Joe, the son of her wartime husband, Victor. Her companion, Stuart, is seeking revenge for the horrific burns he suffered in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen they find Joe and a man purporting to be his papa, a chain of events is set in motion that sheds new light on what happened two decades before...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for 'Man At Sea':'Intimate and expansive, this tantalising thriller pulses with mysteries, secrets, and surprises. Man at Sea is both timely and historical, at once rich in implication and action. Like the sea itself the story is swift, deep, exhilarating, and ultimately unpredictable.' - Kevin MacNeil, Award-winning novelist and Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Stirling'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925078180099,"sku":"9781913211806","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781913211806_d40e6447-6fc4-46f3-88c6-e9e82db3a249.jpg?v=1731420843","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781913211806","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}