{"product_id":"a-country-road-a-tree-jo-baker-9780552779524","title":"A Country Road, a Tree by Jo Baker (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eBY THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eLONGBOURN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Skilful . . . daring . . . extraordinary' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating fictional account of Samuel Beckett's wartime years' IAN RANKIN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written, empathetic and unflinching, it is very, very good' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eMarvellous, spare, moving' FRANCIS SPUFFORD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Insightful . . . beautifully paced . . . authentic' \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eParis, 1939\u003c\/b\u003e- The pavement rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs Elysees. A young writer, recently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon, he will put is own life and those of his loved ones in mortal danger by joining the Resistance... Spies, artists, deprivation, danger and passion- this is a story of life at the edges of human experience, and of how one man came to translate it all into art. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e Praise for Jo Baker's \u003cb\u003eLONGBOURN\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e'Intoxicating'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eEngrossing'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Audacious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Black Swan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55069161488727,"sku":"9780552779524","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9780552779524_02a01dcb-f95d-4899-9d11-6c27809dcf7a.jpg?v=1789768809","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/a-country-road-a-tree-jo-baker-9780552779524","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}