{"product_id":"search-for-a-son","title":"Search For A Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e This is an account of a father''s attempts to discover what has happened to his son, who disappeared in the Darien Gap Jungle in Panama, in Central America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Just how do you go about finding out what has happened to someone six thousand miles away in a Spanish-speaking country?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the start the father did not know for definite where how his son had disappeared, if he had had a companion or who that companion was, or if he had had a guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The significant thing is that the search became a family affair (without divorce!), but then other people became involved - some complete strangers very generous and helpful, a genuine crook, and two largely incompetent detective agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After 9 months, it was resolved, free of any ransom demand, probably by direct contact with the guerrilla group, FARC, itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When the two adventurers were released, the parents, Brian and Anne Winder, heard of ransom demands of $2.000,000 each which never reached them, and many situations where the two adventurers could easily have died, and their fate never be known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Brian Winder is a family man with three grown-up sons and a long-suffering wife who is a French teacher. He was born and educated with degrees in Classics and Philosophy with the Jesuits in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In his 20s he travelled in North Africa and most countries in Europe, and most interestingly in Russia when it opened its borders. He taught in a secondary school in Zambia and also worked in the copper mines in Zambia for 11 years and in London, after he specialised in computers and as an accountant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After retirement, he devoted himself full-time over 25 years to volunteering with many roles in charities serving the homeless and addicts. His favourite hobby is country dancing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313103970686,"sku":"NW9791220106740","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9791220106740.jpg?v=1778590947","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/search-for-a-son","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}