{"product_id":"going-solo-2","title":"Going Solo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Going Solo, the world''s favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl, tells of life as a fighter pilot in Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''They  did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a  burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when  they came upon my still-breathing body lying in the sand nearby.''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  1938 Roald Dahl was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in  Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more  excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World  War led him to join the RAF. His account of his experiences in Africa,  crashing a plane in the Western Desert, rescue and recovery from his  horrific injuries in Alexandria, flying a Hurricane as Greece fell to  the Germans, and many other daring deeds, recreates a world as bizarre  and unnerving as any he wrote about in his fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Very nearly  as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of wide-eyed  innocence and fascination with danger and horror'' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship'' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda,\u003c\/i\u003e  and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories  for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed  and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, \u003ci\u003eRoald Dahl''s Twisted Tales\u003c\/i\u003e by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl''s stories continue to make readers shiver today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319357284734,"sku":"NW9780241955796","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241955796.jpg?v=1778700871","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/going-solo-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}