{"product_id":"9781472257420","title":"Mother's Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003e'Tender, evocative' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\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\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\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":"Gale, Patrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56676939465090,"sku":"9781472257420","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781472257420.jpg?v=1779983922","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781472257420","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}