{"product_id":"mothers-boy","title":"Mothers Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Tender, evocative'' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Richly engaging'' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Radio 4 Serial Fiction Book of the Week \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A characteristically tender novel about a young man growing up in the shadow of one war and the whispers of the next'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A wonderful novel about relationships, particularly between a mother and son. A compelling read, beautifully crafted and sensitively written'' \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura, a laundress, meets her young husband when they are both placed in service in Teignmouth in 1914. They have a baby, Charles, but his father returns home from the trenches a damaged man, already ill with the tuberculosis that will soon leave Laura a widow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a new war looms, Charles signs up for the navy as a coder. His escape from the tight, gossipy confines of Launceston to a more colourful life in action sees him blossom, as he experiences the possibility of death, and the excitement - even terror - of a love that is as clandestine as his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Stands with the best queer literary fiction of a historical bent, illuminated as it is by Gale''s devilish wit and talent for both social observation and intricacies of character'' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A wonderful novel - a touching, utterly convincing portrait of the nascent artist'' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A deeply moving novel. The portrait of a complex relationship that constricted as much as it sustained is brilliantly done'' \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57393244340606,"sku":"NW9781472257420","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472257420.jpg?v=1778653188","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/mothers-boy","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}